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Back when I used to work as a consultant I got 3 good clients mostly via LinkedIn, including a Fortune 500 company that cold messaged me.
As for regular employment, there's often a multitude of ways to apply, so LinkedIn isn't necessary. If you need a good LinkedIn profile to get hired, well, that's another debate.
Former engineering manager here. LinkedIn is useful to get “sourced” for jobs. Sourcing refers to recruiters proactively searching for qualified candidates for a given job. The first place recruiters go to source for positions - especially for those that are harder to fill - is LinkedIn. So no: you absolutely don’t need to have LinkedIn to get hired if you apply directly. LinkedIn makes it easier for companies to fin…
I landed my current job at one of the absolutely top paying companies through LinkedIn. Meta contacted me a short while ago and while I wouldn't want to work for them they did find me through LinkedIn and it was a serious recruiter directly from them not some third party shady stuff. It's my #2 source of jobs after TopTal for the last 10 years and comes before word of mouth. I don't think there are any other sources…
e.g.... is it 'migrate our huge legacy databse to Oracle Version X' or, our PhP wordpress site needs a css banner that shows a clock counting down?
Do they pay only if the contract is met or do they pay hourly then fire you if they don't like the results delivered at each sprint?
I am a midlevel frontend developer. I had to look for a job one time per year for the last 3 years. 3 years ago I tried everything. I applied to (literally) hundreds of position. More than 100 on LinkedIn, which led to nothing (50% ghosted, 50% automated rejection). Applied to a few from HN (“Who is hiring”), a couple of interviews, no offer. A fez dozens on AngelList, a few interviews, one offer, got hired. 2 years…
If you are seeking a job then you are better off contacting and reaching out yourself. But even in this case having a linkedin profile, lots of connections and references help potential employers screen you later in the process.
I 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…