Life "LinkedIn": Has anybody used it? - Page 2

Cormac · 03-20-2009, 02:09 PM

Just wondering if any Planeteers have found this a useful site for networking. It seems to have the right idea. Is it worth joining and paying the fees? I have a small business and would like the benefit of networking.

If not this one, are there other better sites?

Thanks in advance

**CrazyPhuD** · 03-20-2009, 04:28 PM

I use it for business contacts It's useful there. Only the free side and I get periodic hits from recruiters looking for people(one every month or two). Granted I work tech and it's quite popular but good to build a network if you need to find a job.

bkkcoh · 03-20-2009, 06:01 PM

I am on the free side and have joined the Chiefs and Royals groups, even tried to point some people to here.

I have found it very useful in connecting with people.

Cormac · 03-22-2009, 07:41 AM

Thanks, guys. I can't believe I never heard about it until the other day. I'm in the thoroughbred horse business (bloodstock consultant). There are plenty of groups dedicated to horses, racing, equestrian sports etc. but the first one I joined has a message board that is dead (last post was last fall). Anyway, we'll see what happens....

**007** · 07-30-2015, 12:59 AM

I'm going to need some help utilizing this service as I have no idea how to use it to my advantage.

**Predarat** · 07-30-2015, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru

I'm going to need some help utilizing this service as I have no idea how to use it to my advantage.

I will endorse the hell out of you.

**morphius** · 07-30-2015, 08:25 AM

I used it to find my current gig, but I have not used their pay stuff.

KurtCobain · 07-30-2015, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Im LinkedIn, but i don't use it. seems cool, but i dont have the time to use it.

Right! It's not ChiefsPlanet.

Kiimo · 07-30-2015, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kysirsoze

I use it but I don't think my industry (entertainment) is as well suited to what it offers.

When I was hired at WB every small business person tried to connect with me. When I left WB and needed a job it was totally useless.

F*** LinkedIn.

splatbass · 07-30-2015, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by morphius

I've gotten a few calls on jobs from that site, and hooked up with some friends from old jobs. But I just use the free version.

I've been contacted on it by recruiters 3 or 4 times without even looking for a job. Haven't been interested yet, but who knows in the future? Seems like a good deal to me.

**morphius** · 07-30-2015, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by splatbass

I've been contacted on it by recruiters 3 or 4 times without even looking for a job. Haven't been interested yet, but who knows in the future? Seems like a good deal to me.

I got 3 interviews out of it for jobs that I would like to have. Not bad, but maybe I was just lucky.

BWillie · 07-30-2015, 09:40 AM

I don't quite understand why this is such a big deal. Is it used as a resume when applying for jobs to make sure people aren't lying on their resume?

I don't think mine would be very impressive. Skills include sleeping until noon, getting berated by people, whaling.

eDave · 07-30-2015, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

I don't quite understand why this is such a big deal. Is it used as a resume when applying for jobs to make sure people aren't lying on their resume?

I don't think mine would be very impressive. Skills include sleeping until noon, getting berated by people, whaling.

You gotta turn those into strengths. It's all in the wording.

**morphius** · 07-30-2015, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by eDave

You gotta turn those into strengths. It's all in the wording.

Sounds like he is good with time management and experienced with conflict resolution, lol

Reerun_KC · 07-30-2015, 10:39 AM

I use it as a reference point for company and employee information. Helps when looking for a certain type of employee.

**ptlyon** · 07-30-2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

I use it as a reference point for company and employee information. Helps when looking for a certain type of employee.

Hookers?

03-20-2009, 02:09 PM
Cormac Haley sceptic.... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: waiting it out....... Casino cash: $10004900	"LinkedIn": Has anybody used it? Just wondering if any Planeteers have found this a useful site for networking. It seems to have the right idea. Is it worth joining and paying the fees? I have a small business and would like the benefit of networking. If not this one, are there other better sites? Thanks in advance
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03-20-2009, 04:28 PM	#16
CrazyPhuD Meow Join Date: Jun 2005 Casino cash: $10005050	I use it for business contacts It's useful there. Only the free side and I get periodic hits from recruiters looking for people(one every month or two). Granted I work tech and it's quite popular but good to build a network if you need to find a job. __________________ "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t*rd by the clean end"
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03-20-2009, 06:01 PM	#17
bkkcoh MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lewis Center, Ohio USA Casino cash: $9805595	I am on the free side and have joined the Chiefs and Royals groups, even tried to point some people to here. I have found it very useful in connecting with people. __________________ Brian K. Aspire to Inspire before you Expire
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03-22-2009, 07:41 AM	#18
Cormac Haley sceptic.... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: waiting it out....... Casino cash: $10004900	Thanks, guys. I can't believe I never heard about it until the other day. I'm in the thoroughbred horse business (bloodstock consultant). There are plenty of groups dedicated to horses, racing, equestrian sports etc. but the first one I joined has a message board that is dead (last post was last fall). Anyway, we'll see what happens....
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07-30-2015, 12:59 AM	#19
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $12160126 VARSITY	I'm going to need some help utilizing this service as I have no idea how to use it to my advantage. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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07-30-2015, 08:25 AM	#21
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07-30-2015, 09:40 AM	#26
BWillie Are you ready to Rumble? Join Date: Apr 2006 Casino cash: $-1428759	I don't quite understand why this is such a big deal. Is it used as a resume when applying for jobs to make sure people aren't lying on their resume? I don't think mine would be very impressive. Skills include sleeping until noon, getting berated by people, whaling.
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07-30-2015, 10:39 AM	#29
Reerun_KC Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7231160	I use it as a reference point for company and employee information. Helps when looking for a certain type of employee.
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