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Using 'Linked In' to find a job

workaholic999
workaholic999 Posts: 9 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
Hi

Has anyone used the website linked in to find a job?

Is it really useful as some people make it out to be?

Thanks

Comments

  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Seems to be very popular in the IT technical sector where finding good people/jobs is not so easy so networking plays a big part.

    I know of companies creating vacancies when they hear that there are good people avaibable in redundancy situations.
  • workaholic999
    workaholic999 Posts: 9 Forumite
    Hi

    So do you think if you are not looking for an I.T job then it is not worth using 'linked in' to find vacancies?

    Thanks
  • zenmaster
    zenmaster Posts: 3,151 Forumite
    getmore4less wrote: »
    Seems to be very popular in the IT technical sector where finding good people/jobs is not so easy so networking plays a big part.

    I know of companies creating vacancies when they hear that there are good people avaibable in redundancy situations.

    Hmmm - perhaps I should join up then?

    I always thought it was just some sh1te like Facebook.
  • property.advert
    property.advert Posts: 4,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Some parts of it you have to pay for if I remember correctly. I didn't spent much time with it but I found it rather pretentious as if membership was some sort of passport to wealth and fortune.
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