Finally, I Closed My LinkedIn

> but I'd go so far as to say that unless your profile is exceptional for some reason, it probably does more harm than good.

> You and I are just another candidate in a tall stack—ie. our profiles are more useless information they can use to cross our name off.

That seems a very naive interpretation. Or maybe my profile is truly exceptional (who knows)

I've came across several potential good job opportunities in LinkedIn, and of course, while you won't jump hoops too frequently and most of them might be not great opportunities, I can totally see the value.

And those are not only through direct recruiter contacts, but also through friends sharing job posts (or candidates).

(Yes, recruiters still ask for CVs sometimes sigh )

I saw the same thing a while ago and deleted it. I got my first job in a different country easily without LinkedIn. I see no value in LinkedIn for job hunting, many of the ads are just links to different job boards or application forms that I have to fill out or upload my CV to anyway.

Ironically I created a LinkedIn again after starting this job, I think mostly to flex on my exciting new job and measuring myself against my peers from college, while some small part of me also thought it could be important for networking. If you really want to keep in touch with peers from college you will find a better and much more genuine way of doing so. If you want to network maybe it can be a useful tool but I'm not sure stroking each other's ego is the best way to do that.

Once again I was coming to the conclusion that it's a useless and pointless platform (like most social networks, but that's another topic). My feed right now is nothing but cringe memes, humblebrags, and weird flexing. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I think I will delete it for real this time.

> I wonder how the positive and respectful space here may be reproduced in other social media platforms.

It's very simple once you stop chasing growth and engagement metrics. The main reasons the other social media platforms are cesspools is because outrage generates engagement so the platform is designed to encourage it as well as encouraging users to join and stay regardless of the quality of their contributions, where as here the design itself acts as a small barrier to entry, in addition to a karma system and competent, human moderation that discourages (and eventually bans) bad behavior.

Much like FB I keep it open as a coms channel. Doesn't mean I need to interact with it beyond that

LinkedIn jumped the shark when they started heavily promoting their skill endorsement section. I remember receiving a notification that my mom endorsed my ability to perform discounted cash flow analysis. She didn’t know what a discounted cash flow was, but endorsed me all the same.

This is the moment it became spam. I do still use it for job searches.