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LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by tushar-r »

lordnacho wrote: post #25

LinkedIn is a weird, weird place. There's always people wanting to add me, but then they mostly don't introduce themselves. Even half of the recruiters who add me don't do an intro. How is that networking? The articles seem pretty low quality. Sorry to say it, but a lot of them seem to be written as a form of homework, as in "you should write something to be seen". There's rarely any insightful comments on news piece…

>. Even half of the recruiters who add me don't do an intro. How is that networking?

They want access to your contacts list. People are more likely to add someone who is connected to a person they already know/are connected to.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by oliv__ »

noarchy wrote: post #94
na85 wrote: post #68

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What bothers me the most about LinkedIn is how vapid everyone seems to be. Everone has a job title like 'dynamic individual searching for creative opportunities' when they really mean unemployed. It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too.

> It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too. To be fair, that sounds a lot like job-hunting, in general. The whole process can be filled with rituals meant to obfuscate the fact that you just want a job.

Sounds like dating.

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Post by thestepafter »

ramzyo wrote: post #157
tmnvix wrote: post #155

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Adobe employs similar tactics. Even though I was paying per month for the Creative Suite, I was told that I was only able to cancel my subscription during a small timeframe each year. If I didn't take advantage of the opportunity at that time , I would have to fork out for the service each month for another full year. I couldn't preempt it by asking to have the subscription cancelled when the year was up - I had to n…

Any luck calling your credit card company or bank and disputing the charge? Credit card companies actually give the average consumer a lot of clout against shady business tactics like this so long as you have a good history with the card issuer.

I was able to get Adobe to let me out just a couple days ago. I was pretty harsh about Adobe to the person I was speaking with but made sure they understood I appreciated them. Took me 45 minutes but it can be done.

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Post by inferiorhuman »

freditup wrote: post #142
alextheparrot wrote: post #131

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I love the points I get from my current cards, but what card is this actually? This sounds like a really killer card I’d use frequently for these use cases.

I've done it with a Citi Double Cash card. It's a nice all around card: 2% cash back, price matching, temporary numbers, etc. Don't take my recommendation blindly though, do your own research first of course! Edit: As a meta-sidenote, it was very difficult for me to write this comment without feeling like it would come across as corporate shilling. I have no connection to Citi and nothing to gain from recommending th…

Unfortunately only the shittiest of the shitty banks (BofA and Citi) appear to still offer temp numbers. Amex did for a while but dropped it.

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Post by bookmarkacc »

vanderZwan wrote: post #41

As a UX guy I have noticed so many dumb quirks, tiny inconsistencies and flat-out design errors like: - URLs not being clickable or selectable in many contexts for no good reason - icon positions/sizes being off by a pixel between different pages - if you're typing a message in their mobile app, and the text input field loses focus for whatever reason, everything you typed in so far is erased (this was true a few yea…

Could this be on purpose. Some anti botting technology that messes with decision tree bots

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Post by yeukhon »

philipodonnell wrote: post #156
yeukhon wrote: post #118

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https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring

I tried once, I don't think it will replace classic recruiting.

Yeah I don’t think so either. I actually think it’s great we are not floor with a thousand recruitment here (mostly by staffing agencies). However, for this relatively small but active community, this is one of the best things I like about HN.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by marmshallow »

lordnacho wrote: post #25

LinkedIn is a weird, weird place. There's always people wanting to add me, but then they mostly don't introduce themselves. Even half of the recruiters who add me don't do an intro. How is that networking? The articles seem pretty low quality. Sorry to say it, but a lot of them seem to be written as a form of homework, as in "you should write something to be seen". There's rarely any insightful comments on news piece…

Can you expand more on Oleg? Checked out his page very briefly and seems rather normal.

Re: LinkedIn is ignoring user settings

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Post by apple4ever »

nvr219 wrote: post #10
kirykl wrote: post #9

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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.

I know I do. If you applied and you can't even keep up a decent LinkedIn, why should I interview you? Or better yet, trust you?
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