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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: 420seriouscat69 on January 24, 2013, 10:52:37 AM
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Do you guys use it? I haven't touched my profile since my 610 days, but today I had a request to link with the girl who interviewed me a month ago at perceptive. With these latest events, I need to update my profile. Any success stories out there from using it? Can it be effective? TIA
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I generally shun it because I feel like in my current situation people will hit me up for job oppy's and I won't recommend people unless I'm pretty damn sure they're pretty damn good. Would totally use it if I hated my job or place of employment though.
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Generally I just accept people when they request to be my friend (not sure if thats what you say on there) Most seem to be people from high school that are late 20's early 30's and then older (50+) who think they are pretty hip.
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It can be useful if you can connect to the right people. I rarely used it, then a director where I used to work took a very cool, high-profile job. Within 3 months of him taking that job I had 10 recruiters/head-hunters request to "connect" with me. They saw his job title, went through his connections, and requested to connect with every engineer he was connected to. Now I get 1-2 emails per week from them to apply for a job all because of that 1 connection on linked in.
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if you want to know who hates their job just look at the emails that tell you who has updated their profile.
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Have one, don't use it.
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I use it to connect to people I have worked with. I only accept connections to people I actually know, not rando recruiters. It is good for at least keeping a little in contact with people in your industry in case you need them in the future.
Also will be interesting to keep an eye on my jerk boss who just resigned after a confrontation with our president.
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I use it to keep up with clients who move on to other companies.
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Fantastic resource. If you do it right, and connect with the right people, eventually you won't have to apply for jobs because people will seek you out.
I just graduated and had about 5 or 6 interviews for jobs. I applied for them all, but within a week of all the interviews but one, I saw someone from that company had viewed my profile. Employers look... get a LinkedIn and update it.
I guess if you had been working in the same industry for 30 years you don't necessarily need one, but still... It couldn't hurt. Even if it doesn't directly help you, it could help someone else get a job because they are connected to you.
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Also, it takes like, 5 minutes to make one and the maintenance isn't like facebook where people are constantly using it. Most people with jobs just log on every now and then and check.
Update your LinkedIn Fanning, we're about to get connected!! :excited:
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Sounds like a great website for people who change jobs every 6 months
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Also, it takes like, 5 minutes to make one and the maintenance isn't like facebook where people are constantly using it. Most people with jobs just log on every now and then and check.
Update your LinkedIn Fanning, we're about to get connected!! :excited:
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Also, it takes like, 5 minutes to make one and the maintenance isn't like facebook where people are constantly using it. Most people with jobs just log on every now and then and check.
Update your LinkedIn Fanning, we're about to get connected!! :excited:
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:woot: Take notes, you guys. Some day Fanning and I are going to be bajillionaires because of this connection and we will be able to look back on this moment.
Fanning, how do we want to make our bajillions?
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I'm going to send fanning a connection request too. I want to make a bajillion dollars.
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Guys, I'm not sure how id like to make a bajillion dollars, but I'm getting excited about the opportunity. :excited:
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Guys, I'm not sure how id like to make a bajillion dollars, but I'm getting excited about the opportunity. :excited:
Bang a rich fat chick and make her pregnant.
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Fanning, I think your internet presence is probably strong enough as it is.
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Guys, I'm not sure how id like to make a bajillion dollars, but I'm getting excited about the opportunity. :excited:
Bang a rich fat chick and make her pregnant.
preferably Oprah
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never used it
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made one for internship hunting. found out from garmin recruiter that with more and more younger recruiters targeting undergrads (20-25), that its a huge bonus if you have a professional website with excerpts from your resume and have better explanation on research or courses taken. way better (and easier for most) than making their own html site, and easier to find than using a company or university provided personal site.
3maw made one and used a qr code on business cards to link to it. was told that was a great way to get people to spend more time looking at you :cool:
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made one for internship hunting. found out from garmin recruiter that with more and more younger recruiters targeting undergrads (20-25), that its a huge bonus if you have a professional website with excerpts from your resume and have better explanation on research or courses taken. way better (and easier for most) than making their own html site, and easier to find than using a company or university provided personal site.
3maw made one and used a qr code on business cards to link to it. was told that was a great way to get people to spend more time looking at you :cool:
Yes good job 3maw. :thumbs:
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Guys, I'm not sure how id like to make a bajillion dollars, but I'm getting excited about the opportunity. :excited:
Fine, anyone else wanna become super rich with me?
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Fanning, I think your internet presence is probably strong enough as it is.
lol
yeah fanning, you should probably be deleting profiles and not adding new ones, buddy.
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I'm Linked to Saul and Boz56.
:bill:
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I got contacted on LinkedIn once by a competitor who wanted me to tell him all my employers secrets. :driving:
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I use it.
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I can't find Fanning on LinkedIn. How many Fannings can there be?
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Really? My first name is a candy bar that has toffee in it and starts with an H. ;)
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I got contacted on LinkedIn once by a competitor who wanted me to tell him all my employers secrets. :driving:
And?
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I sent fanning a connection request. So excited. :excited:
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I got contacted on LinkedIn once by a competitor who wanted me to tell him all my employers secrets. :driving:
And?
He sold him them the Big Mac secret sauce recipe for a bazillion dollars.
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Not using it currently, but considering it.
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I sent fanning a connection request. So excited. :excited:
:cheers: Ok guys, just waiting for my job offer now. :alleyoop:
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I sent fanning a connection request. So excited. :excited:
:cheers: Ok guys, just waiting for my job offer now. :alleyoop:
I don't know if you could handle the fast paced excitement of software sales.
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I have it, I haven't seen a point to having it yet though. And I don't really use it ever.
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I sent fanning a connection request. So excited. :excited:
:cheers: Ok guys, just waiting for my job offer now. :alleyoop:
I don't know if you could handle the fast paced excitement of software sales.
In my radio sales days they called me the "shark", cause I attacked when the waters were bloody and I didn't give an eff.
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^ That story isn't true guys. I just wanted to sound cool. :rolleyes:
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i just think it's weird that people can see when you viewed their profile, so that makes me not really want to get on it. maybe i shouldn't be so worried about that though.
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i just think it's weird that people can see when you viewed their profile, so that makes me not really want to get on it. maybe i shouldn't be so worried about that though.
They want you to sign up for the premium account where you can look at other's profile and they don't know you looked at it.
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I think fanning and I will probably become BFFs now. :drool:
Anyone else want to be a LinkedIn connection?
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Yup! :thumbs:
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I think fanning and I will probably become BFFs now. :drool:
Anyone else want to be a LinkedIn connection?
:dunno: sure
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I think fanning and I will probably become BFFs now. :drool:
Anyone else want to be a LinkedIn connection?
:dunno: sure
You can look me up by my email [email protected]
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I think fanning and I will probably become BFFs now. :drool:
Anyone else want to be a LinkedIn connection?
:dunno: sure
You can look me up by my email [email protected]
Welp, it's gonna be super awkward if that's not you.
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hope you enjoy tranny mailing lists.
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hope you enjoy tranny mailing lists.
I actually do. Especially the ones with webcams. I like to know they're the real deal and not photoshopped or CGI.
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I got contacted on LinkedIn once by a competitor who wanted me to tell him all my employers secrets. :driving:
And?
I asked for a job offer. He gave me the run around so I told him if he had any questions he could ask my boss.
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I sense bubbles and I will be besties before long.
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<<<<<<connected to the animal. :gocho:
<<<<<<going places, this guy.
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<<<<<<connected to the animal. :gocho:
<<<<<<going places, this guy.
Didnt need linked in to tell me chunkles is a boss.
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I got contacted on LinkedIn once by a competitor who wanted me to tell him all my employers secrets. :driving:
And?
I asked for a job offer. He gave me the run around so I told him if he had any questions he could ask my boss.
What if it was just your boss going undercover to see which employees he could trust?
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I got contacted on LinkedIn once by a competitor who wanted me to tell him all my employers secrets. :driving:
And?
I asked for a job offer. He gave me the run around so I told him if he had any questions he could ask my boss.
What if it was just your boss going undercover to see which employees he could trust?
Then he has too much time on his hands?
Also I did a little research and made sure the guy/company was legit.
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linkedin? more like linkedout
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Good call on the Linkedin decision you guys. It helped me out a lot at my last job in getting meetings with higher ups. It's also helped me recently as well. I got hit up by a National Director from one of our competitors today and he wants to talk to me tomorrow about a regional director position here in KC. I'm a little nervous, but what do I have to lose? :dunno:
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Good call on the Linkedin decision you guys. It helped me out a lot at my last job in getting meetings with hire ups. It's also helped me recently as well. I got hit up by a National Director from one of our competitors today and he wants to talk to me tomorrow about a regional director position here in KC. I'm a little nervous, but what do I have to lose? :dunno:
:Ugh:
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Good call on the Linkedin decision you guys. It helped me out a lot at my last job in getting meetings with hire ups. It's also helped me recently as well. I got hit up by a National Director from one of our competitors today and he wants to talk to me tomorrow about a regional director position here in KC. I'm a little nervous, but what do I have to lose? :dunno:
Have someone proofread your resume for you
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wacky, you probably want to leave the industry
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Yeah.
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serious bbs deju vu right now.
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:Wha:
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always a good idea to post about things like this publicly.
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I've been getting a lot of hits by recruiters lately off of LinkedIn. I don't have the heart to tell some of these places, I'm not interested. However, one isn't taking no for an answer. It's payless corporate and I've told them several times I wouldn't be interested if I couldn't work from home on some days. Even though they tell me this isn't possible, they want me to come in to meet their team next Tuesday. Even though, they had rejected my request for a higher salary, gas mileage, etc. Very strange. They sent me an invite to meet with all of the execs on Tuesday. Are they not listening to my concerns? What game are they playing? I never said I was ready to come in. I had two phone interviews with HR and the VP and that's it. What in the world?
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I've been getting a lot of hits by recruiters lately off of LinkedIn. I don't have the heart to tell some of these places, I'm not interested. However, one isn't taking no for an answer. It's payless corporate and I've told them several times I wouldn't be interested if I couldn't work from home on some days. Even though they tell me this isn't possible, they want me to come in to meet their team next Tuesday. Even though, they had rejected my request for a higher salary, gas mileage, etc. Very strange. They sent me an invite to meet with all of the execs on Tuesday. Are they not listening to my concerns? What game are they playing? I never said I was ready to come in. I had two phone interviews with HR and the VP and that's it. What in the world?
it is possible that there are linkedin serial killers looking to step up their craigslist serial killing to a less anonymous social network for the thrill of it
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linkedin recruiters only want you to get in the office. from there they believe they can get you to say yes.
so, yeah, theyre ignoring your concerns.
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linkedin recruiters only want you to get in the office. from there they believe they can get you to say yes.
so, yeah, theyre ignoring your concerns.
Yeah, I get that. But it's like I've told this company a billion times that I live in KC and I'm not moving to Topeka. I'm about to tell them to kick rocks.
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linkedin recruiters only want you to get in the office. from there they believe they can get you to say yes.
so, yeah, theyre ignoring your concerns.
Yeah, I get that. But it's like I've told this company a billion times that I live in KC and I'm not moving to Topeka. I'm about to tell them to kick rocks.
Just don't show up. Or do you think you'll get LinkedIn blacklisted or something?
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just write "not living in topeka" as a skill and ask that recruiter to endorse it
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:thumbs: :lol: Yeah, I'll probably just let them know it's not gonna happen as time comes closer.
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My favorite part of LinkedIn is looking up people I've worked with and reading their efforts to make themselves sound important. You know, things like liberal use of words like "executive", "managed", "led", and "oversaw". And when I see it, I'm all like, "WTF I don't think so."
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I sent fanning a connection request. So excited. :excited:
:cheers: Ok guys, just waiting for my job offer now. :alleyoop:
I don't know if you could handle the fast paced excitement of software sales.
Prophetic
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I got an email about a class action lawsuit against LinkedIn because it sends reminder emails that people did not agree to receive.
NOTICE OF PENDING CLASS ACTION AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
PERKINS V. LINKEDIN CORP.
How much money can I get for this?
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I got an email about a class action lawsuit against LinkedIn because it sends reminder emails that people did not agree to receive.
NOTICE OF PENDING CLASS ACTION AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
PERKINS V. LINKEDIN CORP.
How much money can I get for this?
Yeah, I got that too.
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YALL JUST GOT PHISHED
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http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-settles-class-action-lawsuit-2015-10 (http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-settles-class-action-lawsuit-2015-10)
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http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-settles-class-action-lawsuit-2015-10 (http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-settles-class-action-lawsuit-2015-10)
Looks like I should probably get in on that lawsuit.
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An idiot acquaintance/former coworker of mine just text me to tell me I could get money because I was on Linkiden. That's not a typo... that's what his text said.
:blank:
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:surprised:
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@mrsgooch! Did you submit your claim?
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@mrsgooch! Did you submit your claim?
Not yet. I was waiting for an attorney to chime in and tell me if I should.
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@mrsgooch! Did you submit your claim?
Not yet. I was waiting for an attorney to chime in and tell me if I should.
Hmmm. I went ahead and did it. I love free $. I did read up on it. it sounds more legit than I had anticipated.
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I guess I need to take a look at this. I am on LinkedIn and have been for a long time. Anyone give me the summary of it?
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I guess I need to take a look at this. I am on LinkedIn and have been for a long time. Anyone give me the summary of it?
If you used the recommend function (or something like that), you agreed to let it recommend people but you did not agree for LinkedIn to send you 2 follow up reminder emails, therefore you are entitled to some compensation.
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I guess I need to take a look at this. I am on LinkedIn and have been for a long time. Anyone give me the summary of it?
If you used the recommend function (or something like that), you agreed to let it recommend people but you did not agree for LinkedIn to send you 2 follow up reminder emails, therefore you are entitled to some compensation.
Thanks. I will be looking into that.
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Check what ever email you have connected with LinkedIn. They'll send you something if they think you qualify.
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"Yamon Figurs invited you to connect!" :love:
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People are really militant about others putting political or non-business related stuff on LinkedIn.
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People are really militant about others putting political or non-business related stuff on LinkedIn.
Linked In is not Facebook.
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Yeah, my partner and I talk about this all the time. We're on here about 75% of our day and can't believe some of the crap that ppl throw on there. Wrong form of social media for that stuff. We've literally shied away from candidates for this reason before.
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Yeah, my partner and I talk about this all the time. We're on here about 75% of our day and can't believe some of the crap that ppl throw on there. Wrong form of social media for that stuff. We've literally shied away from candidates for this reason before.
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Partner/coworker/partner in crime/does the same thing as me/our department team/etc.
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I agree that it's annoying but so is the over the top reaction some people have to it.
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congrats wacky
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I agree that it's annoying but so is the over the top reaction some people have to it.
Well, I wouldn't hire somebody who posts the stuff you post in the political facebook thread on their facebook account, let alone their Linkedin account.
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I agree that it's annoying but so is the over the top reaction some people have to it.
Well, I wouldn't hire somebody who posts the stuff you post in the political facebook thread on their facebook account, let alone their Linkedin account.
I wouldn't either and I've not ever seen anything as extreme on LinkedIn as on my FB feed.
If I was a hiring manager, it would be helpful knowing who the fanaticals are and mark them off my list.
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From the girl...
A toast to all of us Entrepreneurs.. I am celebrating a very successful first year birthday ofmy 4th business... Hard work and wisdom pays off
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One again a picture that does not belong on Linked in. It belongs on a site, but not linked in. So the message of this picture is what?
I totally agree
hot
Holy Shniekees!!
Hubba hubba
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those are some very fake linkedins
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If her business is an escort service then that is a very appropriate photo.
What happened to her first 3 businesses?
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My coworker says she's very well known on LinkedIn. Apparently famous for posing? :dunno:
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If her business is an escort service then that is a very appropriate photo.
What happened to her first 3 businesses?
They were Scentsy/Amway/Younique
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Yeah, that's not a professional photo at all (unless she is an aforementioned escort). All for women wearing what they want, and they shouldn't be censored for wearing certain clothes. But you can and will (and frankly should) be judged on your professionalism based on how you are dressed. Not the worst thing I've seen on LinkedIn though, seen plenty of people use selfies, which to me is somehow worse.
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Did you know:
LinkedIn refuses to stop emailing you. Uncheck all the notifications you want, click unsubscribe, do whatever: you will still get at least weekly emails from them.
It reminds me of that Kobe Bryant joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCkq5X8-L_c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCkq5X8-L_c)
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I'm premium and they've never bothered me with emails, unless it was a candidate reaching back out to me. Even when I wasn't premium it was like this.
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I don't get a ton of emails from LinkedIn either.
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Did you know:
LinkedIn refuses to stop emailing you. Uncheck all the notifications you want, click unsubscribe, do whatever: you will still get at least weekly emails from them.
It reminds me of that Kobe Bryant joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCkq5X8-L_c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCkq5X8-L_c)
http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/2/9444067/linkedin-email-lawsuit-settlement-add-connections
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Yeah, I get emails from linkedin where it is obvious that they got my mail email address from someone who has me in their contact list - because they used some "find out who else is on linkedin" function or whatever. The email I get will be like "connect with these people on linkedin" and show the person who has me in their contact list along with other people who are surely in their contact list as well.
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More like Linkedout amirite guys? Professional networking is not my style.
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More like Linkedout amirite guys? Professional networking is not my style.
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Is fanning a headhunter you guys? So shady
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Is fanning a headhunter you guys? So shady
Yes fanning is one of those guys that sends you a friend request on LinkedIn even though you have no idea who he is.
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I would never send Kim carnes a friend request, because he's not a doctor. He's a rough ridin' dunce!
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guys in the last couple months i have gotten a bunch of linkedin emails from head hunters...but they all work for the same company and from what i can tell they all sit in the same office. Like one will email me, i ignore it, and then a few days later i get the standard fill in the blank boiler plate email from the next one.
Now that i have about 7-8 email addresses, I want to copy all of them on the same email and just say "Guys - no."
WC08 am i being a huge jerk for that or would that be the kind of thing where they would all maybe look at each other and be like "heh yeah i suppose we can be a little pushy sometimes :Ugh:"
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You're not being a jerk at all, that would piss me off and make our company look poorly. I'd reply to one of them and let them know the situation so they can update their database/team. That would be so embarrassing if I knew my team was so unorganized, we couldn't tell if we were hitting up the same candidate.
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my rule is i ignore all their emails and calls/voicemails until i need them because they will still be there with open arms
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Pro tip: Tell them you're not interested right now and to maybe follow up with you in a year. They'll stop bothering you and you never know where you'll be in a year. Less trash in your inbox and better potential from some dumb n00b hitting you up non-stop.
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You're not being a jerk at all, that would piss me off and make our company look poorly. I'd reply to one of them and let them know the situation so they can update their database/team. That would be so embarrassing if I knew my team was so unorganized, we couldn't tell if we were hitting up the same candidate.
preesh WC08 :cheers:
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:cheers:
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my rule is i ignore all their emails and calls/voicemails until i need them because they will still be there with open arms
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I get hit up by recruiters about once a month on linkedin. I typically reply with a boiler plate response along the lines of"I am currently happy with my current position and compensation but am always open to new opportunities. What is the salary range for this position?"
If they dont provide a number I ignore them and if the number is high enough I'll keep the conversation going and take a phone call with them.
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I should probably make one of these
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I get hit up by recruiters about once a month on linkedin. I typically reply with a boiler plate response along the lines of"I am currently happy with my current position and compensation but am always open to new opportunities. What is the salary range for this position?"
If they dont provide a number I ignore them and if the number is high enough I'll keep the conversation going and take a phone call with them.
Well played. I usually give a range of earning potential for the area I'm recruiting in. My reply rates are sick!