I'm seeing a lot of "submit your application" web forms with a required linked-in field. Would it be absolute folly to attempt to get hired without using linked-in? What are your experiences?
Ask HN: Do you have to use LinkedIn to get hired?
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#2The submit your application is supposed to make it easier. One click instead of filling out all the information yourself. Most forms I saw had the option to just manually put it in too
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#3We can’t read the mind of your hiring manager, but most places don’t strictly require a LinkedIn.
However, it’s so easy that you might as well just do it. You can have it set up and filled out in 10 minutes and it’s an easy link for people to pass around when discussing you as a candidate.
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#4It would be a red flag for me if they are younger/early career, but if you are older and have a good resume and/or portfolio website I wouldn’t care.
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#5I have my LI profile locked down and don’t use it. I do have a personal site with my portfolio of projects, talks, and links to code I’ve written.
I haven’t had any problems interviewing with any of your who’s who companies in the tech industry.
Best of luck.
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#6You don’t have to, but it doesn’t hurt. They actually have a pretty good jobs platform built in.
The advice I got when I started in tech 5 years ago was: you don’t have to like using linked-in, but you should use it.
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#7I haven't had much luck in the last 10 years getting interviews via company's own hiring site. All my interviews come from recruiters (internal or external) pushing for me in the companies.
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#8It would be a red flag for me if they are younger/early career, but if you are older and have a good resume and/or portfolio website I wouldn’t care.
Out of curiosity, why would it be a red flag? All it indicates that the applicant doesn't use LinkedIn.
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#9You can get hired without LinkedIn.
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#10LinkedIn eliminates friction better than anything else in my opinion. Applying to a job with a single click is brilliant. I wouldn't bother with anything else unless I was targeting something specific like climate, startups, etc.