this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2026
69 points (98.6% liked)
Privacy
4358 readers
68 users here now
Icon base by Lorc under CC BY 3.0 with modifications to add a gradient
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
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.
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.
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!
Its a prime tool for mapping and maintaining your network unfortunately.