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The only way Linked In can get into your mail to find all your contacts to send messages to is if you give them your password. Why would you do that?
Not necessarily, there was reports of a "bug" with their mobile app (which request permission for access for the contact list on your phone on installation) emailing every on your contact list. Rather it was a bug or what they actually intended, only linkedin knows.
I've had a LinkedIn account for atleast 4 years and I cannot comment much on the free account.
When I was job hunting(while employed0 , I applied through various means to almost 40-50 positions over a period of 4 months. Not a single interview. Then one day, I upgraded to the premium account ($50 a month). In the next one week I had 3 interviews lined up. Now I am working for one of the company.
In short, the premium account still has high value for job seekers.
Do you mean $50 every month? That sounds fraudulent to me and is something no unemployed person should do
LinkedIn has a section where you can CHANGE the settings. (LOL). Also, imo, people need to create a personal and professional email address and keep them separate.
Personal (friends, facebook, instagram, etc) Coolsurfdude at blaladotcom
Professional (resume, linkedIn, bills, etc) John.Doe at blabladptcom
Originally Posted by skris4 I've had a LinkedIn account for atleast 4 years and I cannot comment much on the free account.
When I was job hunting(while employed0 , I applied through various means to almost 40-50 positions over a period of 4 months. Not a single interview. Then one day, I upgraded to the premium account ($50 a month). In the next one week I had 3 interviews lined up. Now I am working for one of the company.
In short, the premium account still has high value for job seekers.
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Originally Posted by FBJ
Do you mean $50 every month? That sounds fraudulent to me and is something no unemployed person should do
Unemployed people who have financial options may be able to afford a LinkedIn premium account (subscription). I have paid for a LI subscription a few times myself, but from my perspective, I believe recruiters and HR people have a clear advantage when doing so.
For actual job seeking, I personally didn't see much of a purpose in paying for a Premium account, but it has worked for skris4 above. As with other social media websites, LI changes its services and features on a regular basis, so maybe have a subscription when you can afford one would help when job seeking.
My field relies heavily on Linkedin, while other sectors do not. I still think most of these Linkedin threads, the good or the bad depend more on a person's individual situation and where he/she in his/her career (or not yet, so to speak). I think that the crux of Linkedin as a tool for job searching. I have had several interviews from Linkedin, and my current job was indirectly due to Linkedin connections.
Back to some of the original topic at hand, giving out your information for free online is not new. When we use "free" email services, the same thing happens. The providers take your information and send you targeted ads based on the content of your emails. We agree to terms of services in order to use the various online services for our own benefit. Just be cautious and reasonable in what you wish to share online.
I have a question for all you Linkedin experts since i dont have an account. Can everyone see your entire profile eventhough you haven't allowed them to connect or be part of your network? I noticed sometimes i can see someone's entire resume despite not having joined Linkedin unless it was really only partial(not sure)...also, i can see how many connections that person has made. Are there privacy controls that restrict this?
I am trying to see if there are good job opportunities out there, thus considering opening a Linkedin account. I don't want to fill in my full profile though. Just part of my name and full email only along with job title to see if that will attract recruiters. Is that possible too? In other words, i will send my full resume in a separate email to the recruiter, HR manager instead of through Linkedin. I just don't want to attract people that i might have worked for or with long time ago. Also, don't want my full info being sent to advertisers like some have mentioned.
I have a question for all you Linkedin experts since i dont have an account. Can everyone see your entire profile eventhough you haven't allowed them to connect or be part of your network? I noticed sometimes i can see someone's entire resume despite not having joined Linkedin unless it was really only partial(not sure)...also, i can see how many connections that person has made. Are there privacy controls that restrict this?
I am trying to see if there are good job opportunities out there, thus considering opening a Linkedin account. I don't want to fill in my full profile though. Just part of my name and full email only along with job title to see if that will attract recruiters. Is that possible too? In other words, i will send my full resume in a separate email to the recruiter, HR manager instead of through Linkedin. I just don't want to attract people that i might have worked for or with long time ago. Also, don't want my full info being sent to advertisers like some have mentioned.
You can set your Linkedin profile to private to where it is not searchable online. If you are already looking at profiles online while not being logged into Linkedin, you can see various degrees of information shared and people can change these options in the profile settings.
You can create a Linkedin profile and not share your full name. You also can post as little information into your profile as possible, so that you have a less chance of being found by former co-workers. You will need to connect to a few people at least to get noticed by recruiters, but you probably are going to be selective if you do that.
On the other hand, you also do not have to connect to anyone in Linkedin. I have known some acquaintances in the past who have just set up a profile, so that someone else does not use the same name and keep the profile at 0 connections.
Deleted mine. I'm trying to relocate to another state and it was NOT HELPFUL at all. I told LinkedIn I wanted to see ads from where I was moving to, not where I currently live. Nope. I had a bunch of companies look at my profile, but no calls.
It definitely has a use. I don't really have an account to look for jobs. I use it to keep in touch with work colleagues and vendors etc, who I have a good relationship with, but not appropriate to add on Facebook. I like to know when people I have worked with get new jobs or whatever. I had a vendor refer me for a job after I connected to him through linkedin. I would not have added him on Facebook. Same with my previous supervisor. My work world and social life are separate.
You can set your Linkedin profile to private to where it is not searchable online. If you are already looking at profiles online while not being logged into Linkedin, you can see various degrees of information shared and people can change these options in the profile settings.
You can create a Linkedin profile and not share your full name. You also can post as little information into your profile as possible, so that you have a less chance of being found by former co-workers. You will need to connect to a few people at least to get noticed by recruiters, but you probably are going to be selective if you do that.
On the other hand, you also do not have to connect to anyone in Linkedin. I have known some acquaintances in the past who have just set up a profile, so that someone else does not use the same name and keep the profile at 0 connections.
Yeah, i did that earlier....little info as possible, but enough in order to connect with some possible hiring managers. I am liking some of the articles and forum discussions in Linkedin ...some rather interesting topics.
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