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I deleted my LinkedIn profile years ago. The amount of spam I was getting from them was ridiculous (the owner of the pizza joint next door wants to add you, etc.). The final straw was when someone pointed out to me that unless you keep it up to date, it reflects poorly on you. And I had no interest in doing that.
A hiring manager told me recently I need to work on “curating [my] linked in presence” in response to how I could position myself better for the job
I deleted my LinkedIn profile years ago. The amount of spam I was getting from them was ridiculous (the owner of the pizza joint next door wants to add you, etc.). The final straw was when someone pointed out to me that unless you keep it up to date, it reflects poorly on you. And I had no interest in doing that.
I deleted mine too, but recently I wanted to see someone else's page and was not allowed. Not even a detail shown without login.
It's tied to an IP address, you have a limited number of visits per day. At least in my experience has been like that, really annoying... https://webapps.stackexchange.com/a/106476 https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/69654
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A hiring manager told me recently I need to work on “curating [my] linked in presence” in response to how I could position myself better for the job
Sad but true. Clients look me up on linkedin (I know because they mention it to me) and I'll bet if I didn't have a linkedin page they'd think that's weird.
Public not pubic . SMH
LinkedIn is a complete joke, but also somewhat necessary. It's become the new resume. I personally maintain a parody of myself profile (check it out if you want: https://linkedin.com/in/brndnmtthws ) but I'm considering deleting my account altogether because LinkedIn seems to only be used as a spam delivery mechanism these days.
I tried many paid services like Ads, Premium, and API. They are subpar. I recruit better via Reddit than via LinkedIn, you can post in a group with hundreds of thousands and it is a ghost town when nobody pay attention. they refuse API access for obvious uses, etc.
What I'd like to know more, is if LinkedIn tracks non-logged-in viewers somehow. I have an inkling there's some kind of cookie-mongering taking place that informs the person's profile that you viewed who you are (if they are able to ascertain that). It's just an inkling, but strong enough to make sure I'm always browsing others' profiles in Incognito.