LinkedIn losing their way or just missing the point? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T09:19:29Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A223333&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A282169&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJay - I totally agree! As a r…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-18:502551:Comment:2896562008-10-18T07:54:39.125ZGavin Chasehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/GavinChase
Jay - I totally agree! As a recruiter I am only interested in developing the largest pool of information I can about as many people as I can as quickly as I can. You see Im a headhunter and I dont use LinkedIn the way it was designed to be.... shock horror! Well lets be honest LI make it as hard as possible for you to get to know anyone whilst on the face of it providing lots of ideas to do so.<br />
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Unless LinkedIn are able to turn around this supertanker I get a sense that Mohit is right - it will…
Jay - I totally agree! As a recruiter I am only interested in developing the largest pool of information I can about as many people as I can as quickly as I can. You see Im a headhunter and I dont use LinkedIn the way it was designed to be.... shock horror! Well lets be honest LI make it as hard as possible for you to get to know anyone whilst on the face of it providing lots of ideas to do so.<br />
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Unless LinkedIn are able to turn around this supertanker I get a sense that Mohit is right - it will become a CV database you pay to access!<br />
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<cite>JayB said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A223333&page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A289273&x=1#502551Comment289273"><div>Devil's Advocate: Is it realistic to maintain nearly 5,000 connections? Would you put your reputation at stake to refer these people to work for a close friend? I would ask what the point of LinkedIn is. Is it a way to find info on thousands of people you don't know, or a service to build your network through personal relationships that you can leverage? Thoughts?</div>
</blockquote> Over the past 3-4 years, Link…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-18:502551:Comment:2894192008-10-18T04:54:24.500ZMohit Dewanhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MohitDewan
Over the past 3-4 years, LinkedIn has become a recruiting portal under the garb of a social/professional networking site. I would'nt be surprised if over the next 2 years they move totally in this direction and start charging for everything.
Over the past 3-4 years, LinkedIn has become a recruiting portal under the garb of a social/professional networking site. I would'nt be surprised if over the next 2 years they move totally in this direction and start charging for everything. Devil's Advocate: Is it reali…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-18:502551:Comment:2892732008-10-18T00:33:10.877ZJason C. Blaishttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JayB
Devil's Advocate: Is it realistic to maintain nearly 5,000 connections? Would you put your reputation at stake to refer these people to work for a close friend? I would ask what the point of LinkedIn is. Is it a way to find info on thousands of people you don't know, or a service to build your network through personal relationships that you can leverage? Thoughts?
Devil's Advocate: Is it realistic to maintain nearly 5,000 connections? Would you put your reputation at stake to refer these people to work for a close friend? I would ask what the point of LinkedIn is. Is it a way to find info on thousands of people you don't know, or a service to build your network through personal relationships that you can leverage? Thoughts? Thanks for your honest though…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-17:502551:Comment:2887742008-10-17T20:35:21.078ZGavin Chasehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/GavinChase
Thanks for your honest thoughts.... and yes there was a marketing angle to my post but also a serious one. I too am sick of the recruiter approach which is why open social networking is preferable - they wont need to ask me a thing!<br />
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<cite>Kent Sims said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A223333&page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A288570&x=1#502551Comment288570"><div>I'm not sure if this is just a marketing ploy to introduce…</div>
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Thanks for your honest thoughts.... and yes there was a marketing angle to my post but also a serious one. I too am sick of the recruiter approach which is why open social networking is preferable - they wont need to ask me a thing!<br />
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<cite>Kent Sims said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A223333&page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A288570&x=1#502551Comment288570"><div>I'm not sure if this is just a marketing ploy to introduce ECN, or if you are actually looking for a discussion about LinkedIn...but I'm going to reply either way. This is something I posted in reply to a different topic, but I believe it directly speaks to your comments about LinkedIn and social networking sites in general.<br/><br/>More and more Recruiting Professionals keep switching over to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc... to use these "alternative" sources. This is flooding those "alternatives" with Recruiters and much of the professional community is beginning to form a disfavorable opinion of those sites.<br/><br/>I am not very active anymore on LinkedIn because I was personally sick of Recruiters trying to connect to me. I would have 5-10 new requests per freaking day and it got old. Random requests for NO apparent reason other than because I was also a Recruiter. Honestly...I don't need 150-200 connections to other Recruiters. That's just ridiculous.<br/><br/>So as you continue to flood these "alternatives methods" what was (again) once niche is now becoming mainstream. How is that any better than the way you were Recruiting before?</div>
</blockquote> I'm not sure if this is just…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-17:502551:Comment:2885702008-10-17T19:28:48.269ZKent Simshttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/KentSims
I'm not sure if this is just a marketing ploy to introduce ECN, or if you are actually looking for a discussion about LinkedIn...but I'm going to reply either way. This is something I posted in reply to a different topic, but I believe it directly speaks to your comments about LinkedIn and social networking sites in general.<br />
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More and more Recruiting Professionals keep switching over to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc... to use these "alternative" sources. This is flooding those "alternatives"…
I'm not sure if this is just a marketing ploy to introduce ECN, or if you are actually looking for a discussion about LinkedIn...but I'm going to reply either way. This is something I posted in reply to a different topic, but I believe it directly speaks to your comments about LinkedIn and social networking sites in general.<br />
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More and more Recruiting Professionals keep switching over to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc... to use these "alternative" sources. This is flooding those "alternatives" with Recruiters and much of the professional community is beginning to form a disfavorable opinion of those sites.<br />
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I am not very active anymore on LinkedIn because I was personally sick of Recruiters trying to connect to me. I would have 5-10 new requests per freaking day and it got old. Random requests for NO apparent reason other than because I was also a Recruiter. Honestly...I don't need 150-200 connections to other Recruiters. That's just ridiculous.<br />
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So as you continue to flood these "alternatives methods" what was (again) once niche is now becoming mainstream. How is that any better than the way you were Recruiting before? Linked in was all the rage at…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-12:502551:Comment:2825142008-10-12T18:06:00.267ZTomhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Tom26
Linked in was all the rage at an owners conference I recently attended. Now I find this bit of info. This is depressing...
Linked in was all the rage at an owners conference I recently attended. Now I find this bit of info. This is depressing... Reinforces my decision to tak…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-11:502551:Comment:2822242008-10-11T15:19:31.912ZGavin Chasehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/GavinChase
Reinforces my decision to take LinkedIn on at their own game.... get every one over to <a href="http://www.futurecareernetwork.com">Future Career Network</a> where open communication is the key!<br />
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<cite>Maureen Sharib said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A223333&page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A282169&x=1#502551Comment282169"><div>LinkedIn or LockedOut?<br/>Which is more fitting?</div>
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Reinforces my decision to take LinkedIn on at their own game.... get every one over to <a href="http://www.futurecareernetwork.com">Future Career Network</a> where open communication is the key!<br />
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<cite>Maureen Sharib said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A223333&page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A282169&x=1#502551Comment282169"><div>LinkedIn or LockedOut?<br/>Which is more fitting?</div>
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Which…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-11:502551:Comment:2821692008-10-11T13:26:09.907ZMaureen Sharibhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MaureenSharib
LinkedIn or LockedOut?<br />
Which is more fitting?
LinkedIn or LockedOut?<br />
Which is more fitting? I think I agree with you Ivan…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-11:502551:Comment:2821362008-10-11T11:32:37.135ZGavin Chasehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/GavinChase
I think I agree with you Ivan..
I think I agree with you Ivan.. LikedIN is becomming boooorin…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-10:502551:Comment:2813682008-10-10T16:16:24.183ZIvan Stojanovichttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Ivan
LikedIN is becomming booooring.<br />
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I guess they started thinking more about the investors than the users. And that is teh 'Turnimg Point' os so many .com's....<br />
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LikedIN is becomming booooring.<br />
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I guess they started thinking more about the investors than the users. And that is teh 'Turnimg Point' os so many .com's....<br />
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<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanstojanovic">http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanstojanovic</a>