Didnt have an account for years but needed to make one recently for some work bs. Anyway as much of a privacy nightmare as it is. It seems to be the way a lot of hiring is done these days. My friend found all his last few dev roles on there. I started on it late so forget half of the folks i went to college with etc but such is life.

I do hate the falseness and corporate fetishization that goes on there. The mind virus is on full display.

I have found all my roles on there and all but one through the one click easy apply. That’s the only benefits - good (maybe best in the USA) pool of jobs and mostly reasonable application process. I ignore the posts, limit visibility and only connect with people I’ve met or worked with directly.

It truly sucks though, full of spammy engagement bait and bad recruiters. It’s tough, but personally I think having an account is worth it even if I ignore until it’s time for another job hunt.

It's still good and it works. However, it's a sickening circle jerk of tool who value productivity and "successful people have these 5 habits" rather than worker protections had works-life balance.

Linkedin is the most useless shit. If you want to get spammed by indian recruiters that's the place to be. If you have to create an account to find a job just delete it when you found one. I highly doubt that your concerned parties found their jobs on linkedin tbh

LinkedIn is fine. I work in community-based healthcare and interact with a shit ton of people from other organizations, and having LinkedIn to look people up is incredibly useful. You don't need to post on LinkedIn, or read the feed at all. For me, it's purely a way to connect with other people I know. If someone does an internet search for your name, it's also likely going to be the first hit, and can help prospective employers know who you are

linkedin if you want it to look like youre lookin for a job.. i found indeed to be more useful