LinkedIn

[Sam]

Anyone else on here, I know Nick is. I have only just set up my account and it all seems very professional which is nice i.e. the group discussions etc. Just wondered if anyone had any tips on how to get the most out of it?

[JC]

the answers on facebook not helpful then 

[SI74]

I have one but never on it. The wife is on hers all the time and thinks its great. Will see if she has any and report back.

[Ant1981]

It's for self righteous people who love the smell of their own sh!t and love to tell people how good that they think they are.

[stfc_gti]

its handy if you are looking for work.

[Agreeable Slick]

Good for networking with common companies within your profession, also good for job seeking.

Joining groups is simple, but a lot of them do get spammed with rubbish from our friends in the east and southern Asia.

Ultimately it is a place to market yourself to other employers and for people you contact to look you up and see where your experience is.

[damien010685]

It's for self righteous people who love the smell of their own sh!t and love to tell people how good that they think they are.

It's got me 2 jobs mate can't be that bad!!!

[VW BUSH]

I find it annoying in general

Loads of people want you on their profiles so they look good or are popular, or trying and sell you something and shine you up at the same time mostly pretty young Chinese girls working in marketing.
Latest thing is endorsing peoples skills, people have endorsed me and they don't even know me.....
Public Groups are mostly full of idiots imo, I am in some invite only groups where I personally know the companies and people involved I have dropped form the less fussy groups as I can take the crap spouted by graduate industry noobs
Basically if you have time to sift through the sh!te it can be useful.
It is good to research who is doing business with who but you cant rely on the validity of how connections between people are made or embellished.
And as said before its full of recruitment agencies trawling for candidates, I get 10/15 hits a week on jobs around the world €90,000 was offered to me to go to Ireland before xmas.

On the whole its a face book for work which takes you away from doing more productive things

[Rob Zombie]

I work in the telcoms and it's pretty good way of keeping in contact with people you have worked with on a professional level. It also promotes your skill sets for employers an contractors. It's kinda like a cv online 

[Len]

Wont touch it with a barge pole!

I had an account and somehow (probably hacked) my CV got changed.
I told them to delete my account and it took 2 years for them to do it depsite regular reminders!

So I think it is total cr*p!