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by maelito 51 days ago
Well, I deleted my Linkedin account and life is better now.
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That's big talk coming from someone who currently has a job. getting a job without a linkedin account isn't that straightforward.
None of our new hires the last few years had anything to do with Linkedin though. As for myself, I deleted my account around the time when it started to try to look like a Facebook feed.
I don't have a job. But yes, 80 % of people or more have a job. Please talk about their presence on Linkedin and how they force others to stay.
I get why people without jobs need a LinkedIn, but I don't get why they post there constantly. Like reposting stuff, writing random thoughts, posting rocket ship emojis, has anyone ever gotten a job that way?
I've heard it makes you more visible on things like search results. Linkdin, of course, is trying to encourage interaction on their site so sounds believable that they'd do that, but i've been lucky enough to not need to care.
That makes sense. I'm curious if it's proven though. Guess I'm lucky to have a job and credentials, recruiters are contacting me despite 0 public LinkedIn activity.