Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history. Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers and to third-party companies including an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm.
The user is never asked. Never told. LinkedIn’s privacy policy does not mention it.
Because LinkedIn knows each user’s real name, employer, and job title, it is not searching anonymous visitors. It is searching identified people at identified companies. Millions of companies. Every day. All over the world.
Am I incorrect, but isn’t LinkedIn fairly useless as a site for finding new employment? From what I’ve read of it, it has devolved into just another mediocre social network with the full assortment of trolls, spammers and con-men.
Its a prime tool for mapping and maintaining your network unfortunately.
There are really 3 sides of linkedIn.
I have literally never seen the social media side, but there is plenty on LinkedInLunatics. I have found multiple jobs with it though.
wow, I didn’t know about glassdoor, thank you!
oh so like they are like not doing the same thing. 1000 applys no job but many free datapoints
It’s been the main channel for legitimate recruiters finding me over the past couple decades, too.
It works best if you don’t engage in the “social media” part and just use it to passively advertise yourself.
That is the best way to use LinkedIn. A buddy of mine does well in his industry and has been recruited multiple times via LinkedIn. I’ve used it to find a couple of jobs over the years and it’s pretty good for that too.
Engaging it as a social media site is where it really turns sour.
Ah, okay. that makes sense, and is good to know.
Finding employment is about the only thing I think it can be useful for. It’s the only thing I’ve ever used it for.
It’s definitely still the top, or at least top 3, places to get a white-collar job, unfortunately. I don’t know why anyone engages with the social media bullshit, they’re all insane.