LinkedIn

Matt_22

I applied for a job. Since then the hiring manager has added me on LinkedIn yeasterday. I accepted. They haven't messaged me and I haven't messaged them yet. What's the best was of dealing with this please? I'm new to LinkedIn.

elsien

Follow the usual job application process  through? 

pramsay13

Change your job title on LinkedIn to the new post and see what the manager does. 

Matt_22

So it's normal?

JReacher1

If you have not interviewed yet then it is a bit weird.  

You should do absolutely nothing though.  Just go through the job application process as normal.

Matt_22

Shouldn't message? 

Emmia

Matt_22 said:

Shouldn't message? 

I suspect they wanted to look at your profile on the site as part of the recruitment process.

Don't message, if they want to they'll get in touch with you.

Matt_22

They can see my profile without adding me as a connection?

Emmia

Matt_22 said:

They can see my profile without adding me as a connection?

It depends how you have it set up.

Personally my profile on LinkedIn (as with all social media) is really locked down and unless I connect, people can see very little.

Dakta

Happened to me yesterday, recruiter rung me about a vacancy, I spoke to them about it then a few minutes later got a linkedin connection request.

For my industry at least (IT) this seems regular and I normally politely accept (though I'll unfollow if they fill my feed with rubbish lol). If it's a vacancy I really want I might reach out (love the phrase not) and ask them some questions or show interest in other ways. Otherwise i just consider this as a polite token of connection and that even if I don't get the job i might get to see what else they have at a future date.

I spend a lot of time on linkedin but I've been trying to cut it down a bit as it's very pretentious these days, might just be the connections I have but loads of posts landing on my feed telling me (and the wider audience) why we're failing at doing this and that in my work by people who likely wouldn't be able to know what my job title meant let alone have a go at it

such is social media these days. 


So some advice, you have two ways forward

- do nothing, totally fine

- converse, have a quick chat - totally fine 

Marcon

Matt_22 said:

They can see my profile without adding me as a connection?

Is that a question or a statement? 

Either way, it's an odd thing to do. I'd wait for them to take the next step.