[greggyb]

So is mine, and none of it is due to LinkedIn.

My most recent job search consisted entirely of friendly intros (most by colleagues at the hiring manager level) at a mix of startups and major tech companies. I have met these people through the normal course of business and life, and never through LinkedIn.

Maybe I'm special, because I've spent my career in tech consulting, so I got to network that way, but this is hardly a unique career path.

[sgerenser]

I think people that already live in tech hubs or are just in a position to network in person certainly don’t need LinkedIn as much as I did to get introductions to the major tech companies. For me, living in a smaller market and working for a small company it would be very difficult (not impossible) for me to have broken in without a LinkedIn introduction.