6 Mistakes People Make On LinkedIn
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I guess I'm old. I have no desire to spend my free time "building my brand" and "engaging" with strangers about what I do at work.
No, it's common sense. You made the right decision.
Same
I also think since you have experience you're lucky you don't have to, for newbies or junior folks with not as much experience it's definitely a lot more necessary - we hope we're in your situation one day - goals!
@@defguy319 - I know what you're saying and I empathize. I still think chasing a "brand" is a waste of time. You're much better off networking with people you know and meeting new people face-to-face. Best of luck to you!
@@eggy68 thank you!!
My experience with recruiters on LinkedIn is that they will message anyone that matches their keyword and then go "oh sorry I guess those weren't the qualifications we were looking for, but we have a different position" and the different position is usually worse than the one I'm already in.
Mine too.
Same here. Every single job proposition I received from linkedIn was just the job recruiters looking for fillers. Till now it was a big waste of time.
My experience has been 50% are like those you describe, and the rest are spot on -but I'm just not looking at the moment. For the latter I write back thanking them for contacting me, confirming those are the kinds of roles I would normally be interested in but I'm not currently looking, and when I will be available.
And my last three contracts have all come from recruiters contacting me on LinkedIn. So it's been gold for me (am in the UK).
Sitting on the other side of the fence, as a hiring manager, the recruiters grab example profiles from LinkedIn so I can check they're finding the right kind of candidates and I can then adjust their parameters.
Yup, 9 out of 10 it's in a location I don't wanna commute to for much less money.
I hate the "Recruiters." Too many of them with dead or useless leads.
As an introvert this sounds very exhausting, and just a lot of game play.
I can't stand social media. I feel like the round peg being stuffed into a square hole. Who's idea was it to require introverts to play this stupid game to get ahead? This is abuse, and a very painful experience.
It is a total waste of time. Recruiters will hound you all the time and most of the time they have no idea what your job even is.
Linked in works well for experienced people. Its a posted resume so you are findable.
@@jaylewis9876 The problem is dumb recruiters use it.
Totally agree. My "Brand" is posting dog pictures? What???? I guess I don't even want to work for someone who thinks that is relevant.
1-No contact
2-No keyword
3-Not being active
4-Not networking
5-Never engaging
6-Controversy
15 minutes of endless blabbering and an explanation of Boolean whateverthefuck saved. Thanks.
In otherwords: contradiction central.
I donât do 5 due to the high risk of slipping into 6. Not worth it.
@@chcarroll5164 Right. I would just call it a filter, domain, or conditional search. I guess technical words are more impressive to untechnical people.
Are you really implying those single words are enough to understand what the video is trying to explain?
I absolutely despise linkedin. I've never come across a place with as much preachy, cringy, self-congratulatory and ultra-corporate material. So to me being active on there is a negative instead of a positive, but that's just me, and I suppose for a recruiter this is different.
I agree with your last point about not getting into arguments on there, as they quickly get passive-aggressive or aggressive, not sure which is worse.
It is anthropological nature that you will see everywhere cringeworthy and narcissistic stuff, but Linkedin is by far the least worse. Twatter and Facecrook are far far worse.
I like it because my job is secure enough that i can shit post and joke around while everyone else has to stay professional
@@dieglhix I completely disagree! LinkedIn is just as bad as Facebook and Twitter in 2023!
Every social media app is what you want it to be: decide who you want to follow and who you want to block. And that's it. People could be losing opportunities not getting into Linkedin
Linked In is garbage. I've never gotten a job through that site, all employers have always called me because I applied on Indeed. The worse feature that Linked In has is you trying to apply to a job and on the job title page it says..200 applicants đ That is very discouraging and they need to get rid of that.
I disagree about the networking/having lots of connections - usually it goes like this, you connect with someone, then you never hear from each other again, and just continue on to the next connection and repeat the cycle until you have a whole bunch of connections for people you will never contact and who will never contact you. I think it's kind of pointless and should not be relied on too heavily. The only connections that probably matter are connections to people that you actually have met before, worked with before, etc.
If you use LinkedIn like most people use LI, then yes, I agree with you. However, I'm suggesting active networking - there's no better tool on the market to connect with 10'000's of people at once.
For example, I just had a simple post go semi-viral with 60k views from people all over the world, including 1200 recruiters. Think of the impact that has on your personal brand.
That all came from engagement from my network (people I've never met in person before). I'm not sure of any other way to get my name in front of that many hiring authorities with a few clicks of a mouse.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment!
@@ALifeAfterLayoff great explanation!
I agree.
This is something that seems to be added on when there's already so much to do in the (physical and virtual) world. This isn't the old days where people used to have time to do whatever and the day still wouldn't pass.
Personally I feel linkedIn, while it can be great, is recruiters simply being lazy.
Also, as a jobseeker, it feels suspicious to me for some reason when a recruiter contacts me themselves. Not sure if everyone feels this way.
The other side to all this is that this is sadly not going to change and that job-seekers have to accept it and go with it
@@ALifeAfterLayoff the problem for us introverts is it doesn't make sense. First, it takes a certain amount of energy, the right amount of creativity, and the nerve to want to be known, seen, noticed, etc before posting anything. Then there's the follow up, which is time consuming. Not to mention, since introverts are bad at small talk, the whole think of something to say that will connect thing doesn't work because it is disingenuous. Then I resent the expectations others put on me because I don't use LI often, and all social media for that matter. Just because some extrovert found a way to be even more extroverted doesn't mean we should all be expected to use it, and if we don't then we suck at our careers. I really can't stand social media. Until someone can show the introvert 'why' and 'how' LI works for us it isn't going to.
@@lynnv8501 "Just because some extrovert found a way to be even more extroverted doesn't mean we should all be expected to use it, and if we don't then we suck at our careers. I really can't stand social media." Aye, Connections crosses the privacy line.
I personally don't entertain recruitment companies, all they are interested in is building a CV portfolio, and advertise jobs which don't exist, this is from experience, best to apply directly with the company.
I agree. Now we have a ton of off shore resume harvesters that are even more annoying.
And taking the majority of the pay for them doing all of that "legwork". No, thanks.
Just to add: I get the practice. A pro athlete pays someone 10-15% of the salary of a job (the team they sign with) an agent secures for them. But anything higher than that, especially for "normal" jobs, is absurd.
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My last two positions were from recruiters who used LinkedIn. I have had very little luck applying to company websites unless you donât mind waiting 1-2 years for a response.
I stopped using LinkedIn because I felt it is a stalking tool that you create to let others stalk you. And I've landed great jobs without LinkedIn. Such a relief to get rid of this toxic platform.
As he spoke about it, that's the vibe I began to get. I have a LinkedIn but it'a barely filled out and I almost never sign in. I closed my Facebook several years ago because I didn't want to broadcast my real life to others. The idea that my posts online will be used against me as to if I get a job does not appeal to me. Feels very intrusive.
I do agree with the stalking comment.
Amen to that. I am learning that I'm not getting callbacks for job interviews because nobody can find me on social media and that it's important. I used LinkedIn years ago and got sick of the spam opportunities that had nothing to do with what was in my profile, and then I found a co-worker was using the platform to cyberstalk me even after I left the job. I shut down all my social media a few years ago and now I'm starting from scratch because I'm learning skills to do online work and will need some kind of online connection. But I've had to remove some toxic people and have so few connections anymore). It's taken ages for me to get comfortable even trying to get on social media again, but I'm reading up on security settings for these sites so I'll go in with a fresh game plan and implement security right away (while taking my time making my profiles).
So honestly, I'm not comfortable being stalked online by employers, so to speak, before they even have the decency to have a chat.
If you use LinkedIn, just donât scroll the feed AT ALL. I purely use LinkedIn to keep my profile updates and visible to recruiters or to search for jobs. Not using the feed is definitely the best decision I ever made with this.
@@tallyp.7643 I worked with a woman who bragged about turning someone in to HR based on something he said in a social media post (could have been either FaceBook or Linked-In). It was pertaining to the unregulated entry of illegal immigrants, and she painted him as a racist or something similar. So, you are entirely correct that people weaponize these platforms and the simple-minded HR people fail to push back on those who do this.
What a depressing video. Who wants to be part of a world like this?
Exactly.
And yet⊠unfortunately⊠itâs the world we are in. Idk anymore
Someone constantly interacting/engaging is someone not focused on their current job. That to me is a red flag. Just like someone on Facebook complaining they don't have enough time yet they are wasting time on Facebook!
Common sense, right there!
What do you mean theyâre always engaging... with people ?
Do it weekly then.
There is no cheating on ur job. Wtf!! Itâs business. Profit. No ones feelings get hurt when it comes to money.
People can post on there when they are not at work.
One more tip: always reply to messages of recruiters. Even if you are not interested in the job offer. Why? Recruiters can turn on a setting of candidates that are more likely to reply. That means you will be higher in their search results.
So you can get more offers you are not interested in đ
Paying for it. I decided to stop making that mistake.
This is very recruiter-based point of view. Most people do not care about social media presence at all in any sphere, including LinkedIn. If I want to learn news from my field, Linked in is NOT a good place to do so, hence is has no value to me. Most of the points you mentioned are completely invalid for a lot of people. No one should ever waste time with engagement on socials if they don't like it just because they might look for a job down the road, and this would help them to few more opportunities. And evenly, job seekers show almost incompetency in thinking that such engagement matters in any way.
It's a cost-benefit position. Is doing all of this worth it to get a job? Is not participating in this song-and-dance routine worth having an extremely low success rate when job hunting? Ultimately these are the questions people have to ask themselves, for this is the reality that the corporate world has shoved down everyone's throats.
advice for new connections, find all the companies you would work at and connect with HR staff and people in the departments you could work in. A great boost for visibility.
100% agree.
So the advice from corporate recruiter is ... 1) Make it easy for corporate recruiter to find you, 2) Let corporate recruiter know your skills so corporate recruiter can pass you by if you don't check all of the boxes, 3) Have lots of contacts that corporate recruiter can cold-call in addition to you, 4) Advertise to the world that you're desperate for a job. Got it.
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This "LMAOO" is the perfect addition to OP's perfect comment
and? How does it hurt you? Or what it takes away from you?
My experience with recruiters / head hunters is that they are looking for their next meal ticket. They don't care if company they are working with has a toxic work environment, the last several people who had the job quite. They don't care.
"Yes, the floor is made of floor."
@@iandoyle3695 A turd is turd.
100 % AGREEMENT! I used to work with a recruiting company before LinkedIn came along. The recruiters had no respect for people who requested to be removed from their "candidates" list. They kept calling and harassing them to the point where "Cease and Desist" letters started arriving and even a couple of lawsuits were settled. Are all recruiters like this? No, but the ones at this company were encouraged to be like that, and the work environment was also toxic as heck.
@@Cordoba82 I agree 100% On rare occasion I get a recruitor who does things the right way. May just see me as a paycheck. Not a person with unique needs.
This is true. Recruiters have different priorities than you. Expect them to prioritize themselves and not you and be sure to do your own due diligence. Ask questions and don't stop until you're satisfied by the answers.
I personally don't believe in having a bunch of connections! I only connect with people in my current industry, the industry I want to get into, old coworkers/bosses/advisors/classmates, and recruiters. I don't connect with people who live outside of the USA nor people that are completely unrelated to my field. I believe in quality over quantity. I actually delete people off my connection list that are not active or have nothing that I can benefit from.
The one thing I really hate about working in IT is they expect you to know everything under the sun. It's very frustrating to learn 50 things.
Yeah, I saw a job posting that required expert knowledge of six different programming languages including Pascal. Good luck finding somebody with that experience.
Many of the time thatâs because they want you to fill three rolls at the pay rate of 80% of one of them.
They keep on posting job offers with impossible (to meet) requirements and then they complain about the lack of suitable candidates (or any candidates at all) lol Idiots...
On the first day of my last job (27years ago) the employer told me I would not be doing what I was hired to do, rather , I would be doing software in a totally different domain that I was completely unfamiliar with. That lasted 25 years.
LinkedIn is a double edged sword. A lot or recruiters tend to offer jobs that are sub par and low salaries in funky locations. Also word smithing has become key unfortunately.
I generally only network with people I've actually met. The only ones that I haven't met are recruiters who I hope might have a position for me one day. Same goes for other social media - family connections or people I have actually met only.
I'm tired of working for people. I want to work for myself
i really hope the best for you--i'm getting fed up too
@@winnumber101 same seems like every work place is the same toxic people
I allowed people to contact me, and ended up with spam. Thanks.
Recruiters are just as much of a time waste as spam is.
This. Spammers all the way. If you're a woman? Spammers AND RANDOM STALKERS. It can be exhausting. Am I missing legit recruiters contacting me? Likely, but the random legit one position is not worth the random dude telling me I should allow them to harass me because they thought I look good on my profile picture.
Recruiting is becoming like dating, you can be the most competent candidate, but if your social network profile does not show that you are one of the cool kids, recruiters will pass on you. I bet you out of the list he mentioned, the first thing he looks at is the number of connections and if it does not meet the minimum number he will just pass without looking at the rest of the profile.
Thatâs absolutely absurd. This type of comment does not add value.
My experience over the last 30 years is that recruiters often do not understand the job description. A generic description is used.
I'm 62 years old..... and social media is evil. My bad ....sure, but the line must be drawn.
Life is a popularity contest huh
I don't mind hearing from recruiters on LinkedIn, but I'd swear they NEVER read my profile first! For example, someone wrote and said I was the perfect candidate but listed several years of experience with Linux as a top requirement. And, you know, my entire career has been on Windows!
Some do the shotgun approach which gives us all a bad reputation, unfortunately.
What if someone is a Windows guy and wants also want to get professional Linux experience. This is why they reach out to you. It's a hit or a miss, some want to learn new things, some don't. In tech industry, there's always something to learn
@@jaiya1985 If the job requires several years of Linux experience and the person has spent all of their time on Windows, the person and job obviously don't match. It doesn't matter if they're willing to learn Linux, the hiring manager is going to be a bit cross when they receive the candidate's profile and learn that they have no actual experience in the platform that they need. They post that requirement probably because they need someone who's knowledgeable on the platform now, not someone who will need to be trained/self-taught to a later timeframe. Especially if it's Windows as there's very little to no overlap foundationally between Windows and Linux.
Yeah, one recruiter set me up with an interview and I told her that I had only a little Linux experience. During the interview, one engineer hammered me with Linux questions. They still wanted to hire me but wanted to pay me the same money that I was making at my current position. I turned them down. A year later, another recruiter contacted me about the same job. They still had not filled the position and I told the recruiter that their pay rate was too low for that position. Thatâs why you canât find anybody to fill that position.
Using ANY social media for honest procurement is biased towards the prospect. Let's focus on organic recruitment, for the real people who will actually work hard and bring value to the workplace.
Know who you are and stand firm in your values. Do not compromise for a company.
I think the reason for point number 2, the fact that you are open for positions, can be seen by a current employer. I think perhaps these people donât want to be perceived as looking for another job if they are not, but just being open to see whatâs out there. So itâs a tricky option to set to âonâ if the person is happy at the current employer.
LI is marketing place where the companies will never contact you unless you have impressive resume. No one will follow you or even comment on your post unless you are in CEO level or managerial level, hypocrisy at finest.
After two years in LI, applying for 100+ companies I decided to stop and think differently by making my own business.
It is all about making money.
I was so confused when someone asked for my LinkedIn awhile back. I made it as a social media thing in highschool (it was being touted as the new FB at the time) and promptly forgot about for the last 10 years.
I had a prospective employer bring it up and ask me why it was so empty and had a good laugh when I explained why it hadn't been touched since I was 17.
As a software developer, I could never trust a recruiter that doesnât learn how to pronounce âBoolean.â
I find that to be true.... or false...
Thats kinda silly đ whats that got to do with his skills and advice?
âAs a pro-powerlifter, I could never trust a recruiter who canât bench 130lbsâ
I know a guy who has a great resume', is very active on Linkedin and has a lot of networking connections. Problem is, he's never getting any real work done in the office and lot of coworkers are picking up the slack. When management approached him about it, he'll realizes that he actually has to work to keep his job so he jumps ship by using recruiters on Linkedin to find another sucker to hire him.
The laziest developer that I ever met must have had enough knowledge to pass the interview but I know that he wasnât doing any work. He was hired by Amazon and Google but I guess both of those companies finally realized that he wasnât doing any work so he was laid off yet again. Maybe Amazon and Google hired him because he was a huge leftie?
You're a far cry from the typical recruiter we encounter on LinkedIn. Most of them just copy and paste job postings into their messages. A few years ago I felt terrible because I ended up inadvertently wasting a recruiters time; she found a really good position for myself. She organized the interviews; put in real time and footwork. Right before the final interview another company gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. Sadly that company had lied about the position; Karma served to myself perhaps? The company the recruiter was representing would have been a far better position. At the time I was desperate to get out of my current gig (per your other video, they were breaking rules and wanted out ASAP).
Even more insidious part is even LinkedIn's own metrics showing number of biases recruiters have on things like non-christian / anglicized names (i.e. Sally or John Smith vs. Muhammad Ahmed)
Networking will be my biggest struggle, being introverted. Got to push through though. I did just land a new job at a great workplace, I'll probably start there to begin with. Unfortunately my previous workplace was fairly toxic (at all levels), and I think it may be best to not have them as connections.
I only made an account yesterday, hopefully soon enough I'll have a better network.
I don't accept links from people IDK or random connections from people who are jut trying to add to their connection count. I think a lot of people just want high numbers but their connections are not relevent to them.
That's the problem. Friend count can be the difference between getting an interview or not, according to this guy who is a recruiter himself. Bad system that potentially works for HR and management positions, because of the narcissistic tendencies of those in that group
Number one sounds like you're making the recruiter's problem the candidate's problem. You don't want to get spammed with resumes where most don't fit. So instead, with contact enabled, the candidate gets spammed by opportunities where most don't fit. Blame your fellow recruiters. I turned it off months ago because it was unmanageable. Jobs with seriously mismatched skills, wrong locations, job titles that are way too junior or senior to take seriously, asshats "scheduling" times to talk before there's been any two-way communication, asshats that keep spamming after to being told to stop, or twenty emails in can't take the hint that silence is not an invitation for more contact. I'm close to leaving Linkedin altogether.
Take the plunge, I deleted my
LinkedIn account a few years ago and never regretted it. I was upset about what they were doing with my data and I emailed them about more privacy features and they told me it was impossible. Basically your personal data gets sold every which way to both people with and without bonafide interests.
I personally don't mind it, if it's irrelevant then I just check the message, I don't respond. Thanks to linkedin I've found some great jobs that paid way above market rate. I love recruiters personally.
@@__-gn3tp Sounds like you are a recruiter. It wouldn't be a big deal if not for the volume of spam and the obvious lack of effort they're putting in to it. Some of them are clearly just running scripts generating messages automatically based on keywords. the only thing it does do is tell me which recruiters to never use. if that's their level of skill, they're useless.
"Blame your fellow recruiters."
Exactly.
I've dealt with a fair few recruiters over the years, and never had anything good come off it. A few of them seem to be honest enough, but most seem to be trying to just fill their daily quota. They have barely looked at my profile and they can't answer any questions about the job beyond what I could already see in the material they send me.
@@__-gn3tp yeah, it's really easy to just filter out the lazy recruiters just spamming the same message everywhere, but I've received good job opportunities via recruiters. It's especially helpful as a passive job search when I'm not actively looking; the recruiter does the first step for me and I just take a few seconds to decide whether to move on to next steps
I match my experience resume to the job description. I want to have at least an 80% match to the job description in the resume. I ensure there are keywords that are in the description. I have an app that I use to create the resume that helps me to ensure the job description is covered. I *never* send a standard resume.,I have lots of experience in my field and I donât want to âbury the lead.â
Now if I could get past the ageism....
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Linkedin is ok I guess but the problem is you are constantly getting spammed . Either they connect with you to sell you something or some recruiter for some crap temp work. Also the jobs that are posted on the site get hammered with applicants.
True, there's lot of spam from desperate recruiters offering jobs that are obviously below my current job title. As if I'm going half my income, because some company has "good values". LOL
A few issues and problems I have encountered on LinkedIn: 1. Recruiters who ghost you after wasting your time. If I take the time to respond and provide information to you, at least have the courtesy or getting back to me. I will remember you and will not respond for future employment contacts. 2. Recruiters who try to insist that I provide all of my Linkedin contacts. These contacts are mine. I don't exist to provide with my contact information. 3. People who use LinkedIn as a forum for non-business reasons. FB is a great place to post your political opinions. Nothing will turn me off more than letting me know how much you hate liberals, people from California, your religious beliefs, etc
recruiters who ghost are a real problem - totally agree.
I was ghosted twice by the same recruiter but I didnât take it personal. The second time she contacted me, I told her that she ghosted me and she seemed shocked but she ghosted me yet again. Thatâs okay, I got an offer that was 20% higher from another recruiter.
Why would âbuilding your brandâ seem attractive to potential employers? Why choose someone who is overly preparing for their next job opportunity? 500 connections? Seems like saying a person is more desirable if they have more connections on a dating site -> they are better if others (peers, not talent evaluators) can be bothers to add them.
Building your brand will lead to people finding you. (Iâve had 4 recruiters contact me this week about opportunities based on my personal brand). The more connected you are, the greater the visibility you have to potential hiring authorities.
1. Have your account set to No Contact
2. Not having key words - Make sure you are using Keywords relevant to your expertise
3. Be active - Not being active could be a red flag
4. Not building a network - This is key to building your brand
5. Be engaging - Post topics and react with your network
6. Don't post on controversial topic (especially political)
One of the reasons people set their account to âno contactâ is spammers/con-artists also check out LinkedIn and harass people. I had this problem a few years ago.
@@cjm8160 What do they do? Off you job positions?
@@spacemeter3001 They just send constant spam which is frustrating
7. Get off site, it's garbage
@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay "7. Get off site, it's garbage"
Agreed. But so many companies / recruiters use it today that it's virtually impossible to avoid.
Can you do a video on Job postings and what the job descriptions really mean?
The government just puts in every possible thing you might possibly do once in a 40 year career and a lot of it are obsolete tasks.
The problem I see is that most of the content on LinkedIn is pointless drivel, cheesy inspirational posts, and virtue signaling. Why do employers care if my post goes viral or if I comment "Congrats!!" on someone's post? It feels like I'm just feeding the LinkedIn algorithm so they get more money and I get nothing in return. I've never met a single person who got a job because they interact on LinkedIn. They get jobs because they have the skills demanded by the employer.
Everyone loves to tell me I'm lazy for not finding a real job when this dude has a whole channel on all the hoops we have to jump through and the secret rules employers have. smh
"and the secret rules employers have."
And the worst part is that every employer has his own rules.
That's why I've taking to mainly just ignoring what recruiters say about social profiles, how to structure your CV, etc. Plenty of people out there trying to sell you a course on how to write the perfect job application, yet none of them can agree as to how you should actually do it.
Point one is one of the most annoying. I work in a very specific area of legal software development, and although I'm not looking, I get recruiter after recruiter sending me jobs even though I'm set to not looking.
When I am looking, I will set to activate
Well, keep it open and always ask for the salary.
Would be nice to get a better job with a higher salary, no?
@@spacemeter3001 salary isn't everything, the job hoppers, climbers (people with 0 loyalty who leave often just to get more money) have resumes that show overly frequent movement. That is going to get noticed and queried.
@@kenthhamner2641 isnât the point to advance your salary/career? Who cares about being loyal to a job that doesnât give a shit about you
@@kenthhamner2641 I had 5 jobs in 4 years. I moved jobs as I won't stay at a place that overpromise and don't deliver when I delivery on every promise.
I am not a person who sits in their job for years complaining about it.
Moving jobs is the best way to progress especially when you stuck in a place with no to boring repetitive projects that don't lead anywhere.
I have a problem with making myself known to every recruiter on LinkedIn. I am connected with dozens of recruiters on LinkedIn, almost as many people as I have actually worked directly with in the last ten years, and the only ones that have ever sent me jobs that actually fit my skills are the ones I reached out to locally. That means that 95% of the âcontactsâ I get are for some random entry level positions or management positions in industries I have no experience in, and often non-remote opportunities in other cities.
It is bad enough that the vast majority of employers donât know how to fill technical roles or have awful work environments. I have limited time to find the right opportunities, I donât need to filter through all that spam while I am job hunting.
I hate the games. What ever happened to recruiters who looked for people that know the job , ask normal questions instead of playing games with idiotic questions, and then hire based on that? Hate the interview games. I told you on my resume what I can do. Who gives a shit where I see myself in 5 years or what is your greatest weakness/strength? Games. Hate them.
I respect all of these tips, but let's be honest: people in tech don't always have time to create their brand or promote themselves... The proof of that is someone may have the worst Linkedin profile ever (barely anything there), but they have enormous experience or specialize in truly niche technology.
Regarding applying vs publishing a profile. I get that LI allows better targeting, but I personally never had trouble getting responses when applying for a job.
The secret is just reading the job description well, trying to understand the mindset of the person who wrote the description and only applying when I have the skills required or I can find a reasonable solution for the missing skill.
Sometimes hiring managers just ask for too much and I decide they are unlikely to ever find a candidate matching exactly the description and so I apply anyway.
On LI I have no way to modify search terms that recruiters use and I won't lie on my profile by adding a bunch of skills I don't have.
Late on this post, but honestly I've seen more people claim that interacting on linkedin was detrimental. The old adage of "No one can tell how dumb you might be until you open your mouth."
I have less than 400 connections, most of those people I don't know and can't vouch for. If people aren't in the same region as me (north america) I just decline them. I keep my profile and portfolio up to date, that's it. I still get about 5-8 offers a month.
Feels more professional to avoid the entire Social aspect of linkedin.
Thank you so much for this video. I was wondering why I wasn't being reached out by recruiters as much as I had expected. "I only had my achievements in job descriptions." I have now added my actual job descriptions so there are more keywords. Thank you once again!
The crazy thing is (speaking about controversy) people could say the same about this channel and how you give secrets lol. I say that if your intentions are good and you're trying to help people, vs trying to engage in drama, you're fine
I am tired of all the LinkedIn "feel good" stories that appear on my feed. I need to adjust some settings to see the information I need.
Yeah itâs pretty bad with that. Not much you can do about it unfortunately.
This was a great post. I usually only goto LinkedIn when I'm looking for a job. Going to do more and take some of this advice.
I dont let people contact me, because its NOT a few minutes a day, Its actually 100's of people a day contacting me and massive emails.
It gets to be enormously crazy, to the point where people just shut it off... If we turn it off, its because we currently don't need your service. (Though its appreciated greatly).
When we do turn it on, its when we do need the service..... recruiters need to learn this quickly.
I kind of hate Linkedin. IÂŽm starting to build my career. I noticed, Linked in benefits more the recruiter than the employees. I like that you might find a lot of available jobs. but then, You canÂŽt really "white lie" about anything. You had to stick with the title the company wants to have. If you were a manager but the company wants to call you a leader department You are screwed, if you want to apply to something better.
It's pretty awful to log in on Linkedin and see people use it like it was Facebook, specially referring to the last point you made. I think that one TERRIBLE mistake that I saw a few people make is talking s*** about companies, or just company-shaming. I saw one guy complaining about a specific company not giving him feedback as to why he was not hired. The frustration is understandable (specially if the rejection comes from a no-reply e-mail), but ranting about it on LinkedIn does NOT help. I saw some other guy complaining about many companies not hiring him (many of which are top-level employers who probably have a lot of competition in the hiring process). He didn't quote them in the text, but he posted a picture with their logos. I mention this because it's not an isolated case of what otherwise seems pretty common sense to avoid... Anyway sorry for the long text and thank you for another great video!
Yeah itâs pretty bad and a very poor look on those people. As a recruiter I wouldnât call that guy for an interview based on it.
Completely agree - I was totally expecting that practice to be in this top 5 list!
To me those comments are useful so I can avoid those companies
It's true I was a labourer on a building site but when I signed up to linked-in now I'm working as the CEO of a multi national company earning 7 figures a week.
Just quickly took the first two pieces of advice. Tbh I couldn't believe when I noticed I didn't have any keywords or skill set!!
This seems more like advice for opening up to being bugged by recruiters not job seeking, also Companies should be making more effort to reach out rather than rely on recruitment agencies
My personal experience as well as experience of my friends with linkedin: check job opportunity, find the company online, apply there. Recruiters contacting via linkedin are most probably just a waste of time. Begging for CV and never coming back. It makes a not nice perception, while CV contains exactly / nearly the same Profile's content. So what is the purpose of contact? Building your own DB of candidates or? Another one thing, yes maybe requiters know how to use a query string in data base, but candidates understand faster if it is a fit, it is not only about tech. stack in case it is IT.
I really like most of your tips, so thank you for that. Posting and engaging with posts is super tricky because LinkedIn is becoming more like the other platforms in that regard. I left those other platforms because of all that noise and I am not about to tarnish my professional brand by getting into dialogues with all these "keyboard warriors". The one exception that I make for engagement on LinkedIn is the occassional complimentary or congratulatory comment for others. The rest I'll leave to the kids. LOL
I have less than 20 connections and only have an account because it was easier to apply for most jobs. Once I got hired I deleted my photo and rarely log in.
Im starting thinking many companies are looking for the unicorn employee. When I see companies that publish every 3 months the same position on a job seeking platform, that supports my hypothesis!
I really liked this video, I found it very useful! Thanks for your advice, I'm a new subscriber. :)
I remember when Linkedin was pushed HARD when it first came out. Its adult facebook.
Great advice thanks I'm in the process of setting up a LinkedIn profile page thanks appreciate it
Thanks for posting this! I understand why you should keep your profile open, but when I first did this, I was being called by someone who's in a warehouse of other similar "recruiters" you can hear in the background trying to get people to take a terrible low-pay job. Essentially they were low-paid phone workers themselves, unqualified as recruiters because they're all new and transient. They didn't know my physical area much less my actual capabilities. It was obvious they were scanning a list of awful jobs nobody wants and telling me they could get me _that_ job. I gave up. It felt like desperate phone people trying to get desperate job seekers to take the desperate jobs. *I'd love to hear your thoughts on what was actually happening.* I was pretty discouraged. On your suggestion I'm absolutely going to start this again and give it shot!
I often get link requests from recruiters recently who are not in the US but claim to be, know nothing about the job I am open to, offer me a position I am not even remotely qualified for, and know nothing about the part of the US they claim to be in. One recruiter claimed to be from Los Angeles and offered me a job commute that was 150 miles away. He couldn't even describe basic features of Los Angeles in our short conversation. He did offer that employees could receive a W-2 (duh) but not payed sick leave (duh, that's the law here). I've had numerous calls or emails like that. Also on LinkedIn, I saw an ad for a remote admin position for the real estate department of a bank. I had all the reqs they wanted except "must have dental experience." Uh, did they want someone who has regular check ups or must I be a dental tech? I'm still scratching my head at that one.
Beware of scammers
Thanks for this Bryan. I have to share this on LinkedIn as I'm a huge advocate for the platform and very active. Actually I'm boarderline a bit of a sucker.
I'll be honest, LinkedIn hasn't been very useful to me at all in looking for a job, other than to check out who I am interviewing with. I've had a few recruiters reach out, which is nice, but it's probably the same rate that I had using other sources. If anything, I get spammed by a ton of people. LinkedIn has turned into Facebook and nothing but marketing garbage. I'd say that in most cases almost all of the job ads are either fake, phishing, or just posed to meet requirements.
These arenât necessarily mistakes, some people donât want an inbox full of recruiter spam garbage. You are basically a telemarketer.
I appreciate this very much but to be fair on the employment end how do you as an employer resonate with someone that's not engaged much on these hiring platforms. People are so overwhelmed by social media nowadays there are so many illnesses tied to things like this where they feel the only time they are seen is if they engage. Im not sure I agree with this as much but do understand the majority of it.
I really enjoy your vids. Thank you! And keep it up â€
Hi, these are awesome videos. Recommendation to improve content. Record audio without speaking and then get rid of that sound using sound editing software and youâll have cleaner audio without background hiss.
Great advice like usual Bryan!!!
Not a fan of LinkedIn, feels more like a massive recruitment database where recruiters come away with most of the benefits
As for connecting me to other people, anybody Iâve met in previous roles that I actually want contacting me outside of work in future has my personal number anyway đ€š
Also, seeing other people big themselves up on their profiles to a point that doesnât mirror reality is really cringe đ
The activity that is most prevalent on LinkedIn is circle jerking.
Great video. Thanks.
Great advices ... tons of thanks
If you were at a casino gambling, wouldnât you want every opportunity available to you to increase your odds of winning? Gambling and looking for working are games of opportunity. The more opportunities you have the more chance you have at winning.
LinkedIn is a tool. Itâs a tool that industry uses. Like it or hate it, LI is a way to create more opportunities when looking for a new or better job/career. Gaining new skills creates more opportunities as does creating a decent resume. Yes, itâs work but it usually follows that luck favors the prepared!
Thank you for your words of wisdom
You are great, on point and straight up informative. GJ
Appreciate it, GJ!
Hi Brian, thanks for another great video! Can you please make a video on bad narcissistic bosses and on how to stay strong and sane when dealing with a bad boss who treats you very disrespectfully in spite of all the great work you put in?
You may want to check out my video on the signs that you should consider quitting your job.
The best advice is to get another job: there is no way you or anyone else will be able to please a narcissist. As long as you work for someone like that, you will feel miserable and you wonât get any positive recognition for your work.
Yep - the answer is don't stay strong and sane, find a better boss.
Appreciate the bookmarks!
Well when we try to reach out to recruiters after applying it is the same thing. The message options are blocked. Or LinkedIn wants you to pay to have more access. Also i have tried reaching out to former colleagues to network and they never respond or... they say i never really look at my LinkedIn
Information here is good, wordier than should be.
Thank you for teaching me how to use LinkedIn
hello Brian, just found your channel and it's very insightful. I have a question regarding LinkedIn, what about the contact requests that have a message somewhere saying "if you are interested, contact me" even if not interested I feel like I should give some answer but I don't want to waste their time. Should I answer or just click ignore.
Thank you.
Re controversy. This is so true. It boggles the mind the sorts of things I see on LinkedIn
I'm having a difficult time understanding this conflation of a robust LinkedIn profile and career success. I'm an awesome People Leader, and change manager. I can probably get folx to feel good about returning to the office with the right supports/processes that help build community so folx feel included, heard and held (p/s I'm not endorsing RTO...PJ bottoms and button up shirts are a vibe).
Some recruiter will overlook me because I have 67 connections on linked in? This is strange and unfortunate. Also, from an equity lense, I can almost guarantee people with no access to these "networks" or even know networking strategies are missing out. I hope relince on linkedin isn't as absolute as this persons language makes it seem to be. If this is how recruitment is happening I feel sad for companies that will never experience the joy of a diverse workforce and employees with varied life experinces. I feel sad for the rest of us who won't get the job because of our 67 connections despite our depth of knowledge and actually being good at our jobs.
Thnx for the hints! Havent updated my LinkedIn in 7-8 years. Was annoyed by it, because I felt tricked to make a profile (got emails about people who might want to hire me, but the messages seemed to be vastly overexadurated). However, now that I'm applying for jobs I see that potential jobproviders are checking my linkedin-profile, so I've thought about updating my profile. Didnt know that I can reduce the ammount of emails I get from LinkedIn, thnx for the heads up :) find your videos uregulert and educational by the way :)
*useful (autocorrect)
Great tip on keywords in your profile and that recruiters use searches involving them to find candidates. I'll be looking over my profile to see if I need to add some in.
I think youâll notice a difference!
Unfortunately your results are tied to keywords which does not always indicate the best candidate for the recruiters position. Instead of the "mistake" being on the average LinkedIn user who may not be looking for a position (maybe they are just listing an interest), recruiters could take some responsibility here with stronger vetting. I could not get through the end of "Mistake" #1 because it comes off as recruiters being lazy/not wanting to do the work.
Curious... I have always been hesitant to do this, but if you see a hiring manager that works for a company you really would like to get on with, is it OK to connect with them on LinkedIn?
I agree that you should avoid engaging in controversial topics on LinkedIn, but what if your line of work is focused in politics or religion? Would it be best to avoid LinkedIn altogether if you worked as a legal assistant for a political party, as a pastor, etc.?
Yes.
What if you have a stalker and wish to keep your social media accounts private? Would you suggest I reach out to each recruiter of the companies I'm looking to work for? Or is there a better method?
Apply directly to company's website. skip the 3rd party.
Should the keywords be listed in job history or my introduction on LinkedIn?
I have alot of keywords in my resume, though.... Not sure if LinkedIn highlights that
LinkedIn removed birthday notifications. It sucks not being able to wish people happy birthday
Only question I have about recruiting is, you had to fill the position before with the âcorrect, targeted fitâ right? Seems it didnât work out too well. Personally I donât see why targeting is a thing. Especially since Iâve seen jobs that want you to have a Bachelors Degree, 5-10 years worth of experience and only wants to pay you 35-40k a year. If itâs not on your resume itâs not worth looking at right? Yet you can have 15 years of related experience and no degree and make more other places? Targeting works for specific fields but not every field. Agree to disagree yes?
How can I ensure my inmail is open? Super helpful video btw!
Great video. Do you have a video or advice for someone who wants to pivot to a new field but with no professional experience? Someone who has 30+ years selling insurance but has found that theyâre really good at restoring or detailing cars and wants to get a job doing that.