you have to go to Connections and search a 1st connection name before seeing his/her email and contacts. You won't see that if u go straight to the person profile. What was previously a 1-click process is now more like a 3-click process. A resultant of Linkedin seeming to be incredibly agressive on monetizing?
LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
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Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
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Some sites just give off a vibe that prevents me from ever trusting them, LinkedIn is the most predominant in that category and I have never been able to put my finger on exactly why. The email proxy apps and the pay to see who viewed your profile aspects don't help. I'm not saying that it's any worse than any other sites, but LinkedIn has always felt like a shady company, like they're not on the users side. I was re…
its because they tell the user that you clicked their profile. what kind of bullshit is that, I wanna compare myself to other people without them knowing.
Try using the Incognito Mode in Chrome.
Of course, that will only give you a public view of a profile, but it seems to hide your identity nonetheless.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
LinkedIn really is one of the worst websites I've ever used. I wish there were viable alternatives.
Are you for real or just exaggerating to add some unneeded emphasis to your disdain of LinkedIn? While I don't think LinkedIn is the shining star, it's definitely not one of the worst websites I've ever used; it's actually been quite helpful for connecting with people.
Can't speak for the original poster but I'd say, without exaggeration, that in relation to what it could be, given its inputs, LinkedIn is the worst website I've ever used.
Even if you consider the number of design dark patterns used and deliberate content obfuscation to be justifiable from a business perspective, they manage to screw up things they don't have an excuse for. The jobs board has an abundance of jobs, unrivalled data to match people with them, and yet shows me very few, with very poor relevance, and big, shiny logos in lieu of a decent headline. LinkedIn Groups was the clunkiest discussion service I've ever seen (although they seem to have tightened it up a bit) which must be part of the reason why article spam vastly exceeds anyone's desire to have significant discussions in there. The UI feels cheap, tacky and glossy and my browser feels like it's choking on the infinite scroll. Even the part of the site which is well executed also happens to be the repository of the world's dullest linkbait...
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Part of the value that LinkedIn adds is that there is some degree of authenticity to the resumes. There are some API standards for background checks between businesses and agencies, so that could be a good place to start. You could offer authenticated profiles, where people can't lie on their resume about where they worked. Of course, LI could just implement this if you became too competitive to them.
> There are some API standards for background checks between businesses and agencies Can you list some or are you referring to LinkedIn?
I wish I knew. My last background check was through HireRight, and the only reason I know they have automated systems set up with different employers and agencies is because one of the systems screwed up and needed manual verification.
It might be what Checkr is sitting on top of.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#85Are there any tools out there that can create something akin to a LinkedIn profile for static hosting? Something like Jekyll?
Part of the value that LinkedIn adds is that there is some degree of authenticity to the resumes. There are some API standards for background checks between businesses and agencies, so that could be a good place to start. You could offer authenticated profiles, where people can't lie on their resume about where they worked. Of course, LI could just implement this if you became too competitive to them.
> Part of the value that LinkedIn adds is that there is some degree of authenticity to the resumes.
Can you explain this? I can add any company and whatever job title and list of responsibilities I want without any verification.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#86LinkedIn has never been interesting to me for anything other than looking at what past coworkers have been up to. I've never once had an experience where LinkedIn led to a job and in fact after I deleted my account my recruiter email volume dropped by an order of magnitude. I've also read that potential employers search candidates LinkedIn contacts to see if there are any existing employees and if so ask them about t…
Everything you write is pretty terrific except somehow you think it's bad?
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
When I'm the "thing" being sold, the onus is on the vendor to provide a value that keeps me there.
LinkedIn seems determined to be as anti-user as possible, and as someone who values my privacy instead of social networks, I understand where OP is coming from.
Just deleted my LinkedIn account because there is no value for me there.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#87Linked In spammed me once when they reached some sort of milestone. The email had no remove-me-from-this-list link or way to tell Linked In that I didn't want to receive emails. I found the CEO's email address and forwarded it to him, asking him to remove me from the mailing list. He sent back a nasty email and deleted my account.
I've not looked back and my life is exactly as it was, minus a few unwanted emails.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
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Poor you! How rude of those recruiters offering you money and a career! I know I hate it when people offer me ways of feeding my family.
> after I deleted my account my recruiter email volume dropped by an order of magnitude. Normal people consider that a feature of Linked In, not a bug.
Its only a feature if there is a sufficient amount of work one is interested in and a good chance that the recruiter can match you to a job. In my experience, there is a lot of garbage because recruiters throw a wide net without considering whether the job is a good fit.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#89LinkedIn has never been interesting to me for anything other than looking at what past coworkers have been up to. I've never once had an experience where LinkedIn led to a job and in fact after I deleted my account my recruiter email volume dropped by an order of magnitude. I've also read that potential employers search candidates LinkedIn contacts to see if there are any existing employees and if so ask them about t…
My 2c: My previous company was circling the drain (lost main customer, slowly downsized from max of ~25 to me being #5 when I left.)
My job hunting was basically updating my profile on LI and light searching.
Contacted by a Recruiter. They updated my resume to look more professional. Working as a contractor-to-hire at a state IT position.
There is a lot of spam, and I have no interest in the "facebook lite" feel of the site... but I got a 20% raise, will get about the same when/if I get hired - with state position benefits.
Site is worth it for me for, honestly, the minimal amount of effort I put in to keep my resume updated and do slight interaction with those on the site.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
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I dislike receiving emails from recruiters, especially when they're multiple times per day when I've never indicated to anyone in anyway that I'm looking for work. The fastest and easiest way I have reduced recruiter email was by just deleting my LinkedIn account. I got them down to like once or twice a week that way. Now I don't get any because any of the ones that continued to email I've asked them to stop.
I consider myself lucky if I get more than one a month. I understand the problem that you and others have with deluges of crap, but some of us are appreciative of any interest we get. The "hot" market seems to be rather geographically and specialty limited.
I consider myself lucky if I get more than one a month. I understand the problem that you and others have with deluges of crap, but some of us are appreciative of any interest we get.
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