Since 2014, all offers I received were from companies which found me in LinkedIn, and some of them were exceptionally good. The secret is in building your network, not just adding every single recruiter, but picking up contacts who may fit your career goals. Currently I have about 600 contacts all over the world, and referrals from almost all Big Tech companies.
Ask HN: Do you have to use LinkedIn to get hired?
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No, that's what I did and it didn't take long. I was getting job offers left and right after my first few blog posts and open source projects.
wow thats awesome! I feel like that's a dream. Creating interesting content and getting recognized for it. Care to share a link? I'd love to check it out :) Always looking for interesting technical blogs.
Yes, that was exactly my dream. My blog is at www.catonmat.net.
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#213I have never got a job through LinkedIn, even though I get loads of contacts from recruiters - as many as 10 per week. The problem is that those contacts are poor quality. They are spammy as heck, basically mass emailing anyone who has a specific search phrase anywhere in their profile. For the last year my profile bio has opened with the statement "Recruiters: Please tell me what your favourite colour is if you want…
> They are spammy as heck Spam sandwiches can be tasty though: that's how I got my current job. A recruiter sent me a LinkedIn message that was either intended for someone else, or she forgot to change the name at the beginning of the message. Didn't matter; got job. I just replied "Hi Rebecca, I'm not Bhargav, but that position looks interesting" Fast forward a few months and I'm at a new place that seems pretty nic…
hey! I AM BHARGAV, you took my job you SOB.
Re: Ask HN: Do you have to use LinkedIn to get hired?
#214I have never got a job through LinkedIn, even though I get loads of contacts from recruiters - as many as 10 per week. The problem is that those contacts are poor quality. They are spammy as heck, basically mass emailing anyone who has a specific search phrase anywhere in their profile. For the last year my profile bio has opened with the statement "Recruiters: Please tell me what your favourite colour is if you want…
Would you find any utility in an app, or a service, or something ... that would interact with recruiters on your behalf, screening offers so you only ever see the 2% that might be interesting?