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https://www.polywork.com/ maybe another place to market yourself I've had a couple of temporary bans over the last few months. No warning or email. No idea what I did. Asking support on Twitter was the most helpful at getting things sorted https://twitter.com/LinkedInHelp You have seen the r/LinkedIn mega thread? https://www.reddit.com/r/linkedin/comments/15cx1zg/mega_thre...
What is a technology consultant?
It's in the name...they consult on technology. If someone told me that was their title, I would assume that they were an IT (probably non-developer/engineer) generalist. Sets up networks, configures hardware, handles purchase orders, etc. Whatever general "tech" things a company might need done that requires a knowledgeable person, but not a specialist.
I have never had a linkedin. When people ask, I point them to my github and tell them that's where I network.
There are multiple reasons for this. Using one account for both is not desired for the worker nor the employer. Especially if you want to retain your GH profile between employments.
One reason is similar to why you shouldn't run your GSuite business from the same Google account you go on crunk YouTube rants with.
The first idea that popped into my mind was that you could develop a distributed social network.
Had a Twitter/X account for about 14 years (2007~2021) but suddenly someone at Twitter/X decided to permban me out of the blue for no obvious reason.
Again and again I tried to get that ban reversed after Elon "free speech for everyone" Musk took over and they even refused even to communicate back to me, until a few weeks ago they apparently got tired of me. "You broke the terms of service" and that's all.
14 fucking years of good standing and everything is gone. AND I DID NOTHING WRONG.
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As an employer, I find it suspect if someone doesn't have a LinkedIn profile. Equally (or perhaps more) suspect is a LinkedIn profile which isn't up-to-date, as that can often go hand-in-hand with someone moonlighting. None of these are things which I'd consider definitive, but as part of a set of factors, certainly bring into consideration.
As a judger of employers, I find it suspect that an employer cannot conceive of the notion of someone not wanting to give a big tech company detailed personal information voluntarily for the BigCo to do whatever the hell they want with it. If all employers thought the same way this would be akin to junior candidates having to do so at gunpoint, since they would be unsure whether their relatively thin work experience…
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> OP probably did/said all sorts of things that would have justified it. Why do you think this? Misguided/buggy/flawed algorithmic bans seem quite commonplace these days, and increasingly companies have too few humans to even respond to the actual inquiries that result from them, much less review every instance of it happening.
There’s just no way to know why OP got kicked out. The point is, we can’t assume it’s evil corporation at it again, because we don’t know what happened.