Do legit recruiters actually use LinkedIn? Worth it to have your info filled out?
Several posts have popped up recently about LinkedIn and what's generally accepted or frowned upon. I wanted to hear if you experienced users have actually had legit headhunters that are spoken of on this site or well known on the street reach out and help in securing coveted jobs?
If so does it help to have all your info and achievements filled out or just a professional photo, bank, and school would suffice?
Vast majority of recruiters that message you on LinkedIn are for shit-tier companies and roles. like administrative assistant in Nebraska or something shitty like that
That being said a lot of people who interview you or potentially work with you can and will look at your profile so it's always good to include your achievements, internships and the like. No need to have a resume-like description for each job though IMO
I can't speak to the quality of the recruiter, but somebody once reached out to me about the Head of Product position at Direxion on linkedin. I talked to a couple contacts before deciding that there was too much risk having to try to defend triple leveraged inverse ETFs. I am also not very telegenic, so I passed, but that was a legit position advertised on FundFire and their website.
At the close of my internship this summer, two representatives from HR (decades of experience between the two) had a panel with the intern class and told us all about their headhunting process.
It will be very rare that they reach out to you about a job (unless you have a crazy network or get shouted-out by one of their friends), but they will use your LinkedIn for a few things:
-background check: a kid I know lost his offer after his LI revealed a troubled history (to say the least lol) -they want to see as much as possible on there; so, yes, include all your info/achievements, but as stated above, you do not need resume-level breakdowns of each position -seeing things again after the resume screen will help them remember you more and increase your odds of progressing (i.e. oh shit, yes that was the kid that scored X or founded Y - we need him/her) -they will also look into the robustness of your network. If you are one of those that just adds everyone, you are likely to have mutual connections. They will reach out to those connections and ask about you -If you have literally nothing on LI, while still having an account, it will reflect poorly on you (i.e. don't just be Jack Smith from X University with 11 connections and no picture)
Hope this helps!
it does thank you!
Got this job and my previous job through LinkedIn....
I've had legit recruiters reach out. Nothing's materialized yet, but there was traction.
Unrelated but my account once got suspended on a social media platform so I connected to like 100 people who work for the company. I reached out to someone who works there and they were able to escalate my case and got it unsuspended.
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