So I’m a fan of LinkedIn, did all my recent job applying through there without lifting a finger. But the downside is having to deal with the quantity over quality recruitment agents, day after day. I started a new job two weeks ago, yet I still get endless messages saying ‘I’ve looked at your profile and…’ . No you haven’t looked at my profile you moron. I always take the time to reply politely to a message, as I’ve just done now, but got met with. ‘Hi Marc, thanks for letting me know…’ MY NAMES NOT MARC, NOT EVEN CLOSE AND IF YOU WERE EVEN REMOTELY GOOD AT YOUR JOB YOU WOULDNT BE MAKING SUCH BASIC MISTAKES.
Rant over, tldr - how do you use LinkedIn and tell us fun stories and share your irks.
Basically only use it so recruiters can flatter me with job offers I don’t really want. Although lately it’s been nothing but tobacco companies and that Brexit twat Dyson, so I might need to look elsewhere to get my ego stroked.
Btw, even though I’m moaning about it, when I was ready to look for a job there’s a button you can press that lets recruiters know that you’re actively looking, companies then got in touch with me (as opposed to external agents) so it was really helpful, I’d recommend it.
Once had a recruiter tell me about a job they thought I’d be interested in because it’s in Glasgow. There’s nothing on my LinkedIn they mentions Glasgow.
Maybe they found out from here. Hi Timothy, you creepy fuck.
I get emails about alumni events for my uni in Edinburgh. I never told them I moved to Edinburgh, so I’m assuming they stalked me on LinkedIn for the info.