Linkedin is getting pretty spammy lately. Is there any equivalent platform (mature or otherwise) that is a clone/competitor/etc…? I really dont want to get premium just to message people. Image is the post, on Linkedin, someone who I agree with.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
      2212·
      5 months ago

      So, like, inherent to your question is an assumption that LinkedIn is for “something”, as in, it fulfills some need.

      And I’m just not quite sure that it does. Tbh, if I am hiring and I find out you are one of “those” people who are chronically on LinkedIn, I would seriously considering not hiring you, precisely because of that.

      Its not clear to me what, if any, role linked in fills beyond keeping a roladex of people I’ve worked with but would never want to connect with otherwise. Even then I only keep a profile because of the assumption that I should. Its not clear to me thats a good assumption, because I still don’t see what need I have that LinkedIn is filling that a list of names and e-mails couldn’t also fill.

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        20·
        5 months ago

        I think sane people likely only use LinkedIn as a pseudo-resume, and for the job search feature.

        For better or worse, I’d say 95% of the application forms in my industry ask if you have a profile. And the job search feature is amazing for quickly perusing reqs you might be interested in and compiling application data, to try to give yourself an edge.

        The “social” (used very loosely) portion I have no personal interest in, and find it to be populated mostly by grindpilled narcissists.

      • best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works
        16·
        5 months ago

        I have a LinkedIn account and post nothing, just the resume. It got me all my jobs easily for more that 15 years. You can hate it and you would be right since it’s a shitty social thing, but it brought me connections to people who are not close to me.

        Also all recruiters use it so it’s not something that I can avoid or shun.

      • Stupidmanager@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        5 months ago

        Sounds like you are either not the target market or have no idea how to use LinkedIn. Properly used, you as a candidate have an arsenal of info you wouldn’t otherwise have, and the same for the company who can see your posts, your connections, your job history. It’s professional Facebook, all the grownups use it and it’s not just about connecting with people you don’t care about.

        This is about building connections you can use later in life. Trust me, connect with that fuckwit John from sales, cause in 5 years he’ll be the guy that can connect you with the recruiter at the company you’ve applied with. You don’t need to like him or be best friends. This is business, not the playground.

    • Toes♀@ani.social
      123·
      5 months ago

      Nothing online, paper copies and friends I’ve made along the way.

      This is business myspace and I don’t wish to support it.

      But chiefly, like the issues highlighted by OP and their serious data leaks in the past.

      I simply don’t want my career to depend on a central repository managed by private commercialized interests.