According to LinkedIn, 20% of my professional contacts have new jobs. Does that seem high to you?
I should go through them and see how many are billing themselves as consultants.
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I think it's a glitch and they get a new job any time they tinker with their existing job profile.
It could also just be a new title at work.
Samira wrote:
I should go through them and see how many are billing themselves as consultants.
After my last place of employment folded, I noticed a whole lot of new consultants in my LinkedIn contacts list as well. Funny how that works.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
I'm guessing people still use that thingy?
5 applicants for our latest job opening, only one lists any kind of web presence.
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 8:19am by someproteinguy
5 applicants for our latest job opening, only one lists any kind of web presence.
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 8:19am by someproteinguy
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someproteinguy wrote:
I'm guessing people still use that thingy?
5 applicants for our latest job opening, only one lists any kind of web presence.
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 8:19am by someproteinguy
5 applicants for our latest job opening, only one lists any kind of web presence.
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 8:19am by someproteinguy
What should they list? Their Facebook page?
I guess it depends on what kind of job you're going for, but aside from listing "programs I am proficient with" and including the web browsers I can use, I don't exactly send out my LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, and Google+ profiles during my job search.
Belkira the Tulip wrote:
I guess it depends on what kind of job you're going for, but aside from listing "programs I am proficient with" and including the web browsers I can use, I don't exactly send out my LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, and Google+ profiles during my job search.
I guess science types tend to have a list of publications if nothing else.
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jimbrown45 wrote:
The reason is the economy sucks.
If everyone worked harder, they would all have jobs. Gobs of jobs.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
MySpace? 
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
LiveJournal.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Eww.
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someproteinguy wrote:
I guess science types tend to have a list of publications if nothing else.
That's true. And it's why I said it depends on what job you're applying for. I thought I remembered you doing science, but I couldn't remember for sure.
Me? I'm applying for Admin Assistant positions and MT, so my prospective employers don't need to know about my Zam account or that I like to read webcomics. ;)
Even if you don't list your profile, any employer is going to Google your name to see what comes up. If you share a name with a serial killer, you might want to save them the Google trouble and just link to your actual FB profile at the start.
My maiden name was shared with exactly one person, who was the manager of a woman's softball team in CA. My married name is common as dirt and there are several hundred name-clones.
My maiden name was shared with exactly one person, who was the manager of a woman's softball team in CA. My married name is common as dirt and there are several hundred name-clones.
My sis-in-law and I share a name. Leads to all sorts of fb confusion.
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About 44% of my former coworkers seem to be scrubbing stoneghost of personal identifiers, and getting plastic surgery. Used to only be about 35% annually.
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LinkedIn hasnt folded yet?
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LinkedIn hasnt folded yet?
Amazingly not. Like pretty much all "web 2.0" sites, though, once it went public it was pretty much time to pull the parachute (aware you don't pull the parachute, just like the visual better than rip chord).
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 4:50pm by Smasharoo
Amazingly not. Like pretty much all "web 2.0" sites, though, once it went public it was pretty much time to pull the parachute (aware you don't pull the parachute, just like the visual better than rip chord).
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 4:50pm by Smasharoo
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Samira wrote:
According to LinkedIn, 20% of my professional contacts have new jobs. Does that seem high to you?
I should go through them and see how many are billing themselves as consultants.
I should go through them and see how many are billing themselves as consultants.
Does not seem high to me. I would worry if none of my contacts were in new roles, that would mean a dead economy.
You did not clarify if they are in new jobs in the same company or a new company.
Most have moved to new companies, which is normal enough in tech. Just seemed like 20% was fairly high, considering I have hundreds of contacts.
I wouldn't have noticed it except LinkedIn pointed it out. "Congratulate so-and-so on his new job! 20% of your contacts have new jobs."
Edited to add: nor did they define what they mean by "new". I took it to mean within a year but really I have no idea.
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 2:38pm by Samira
I wouldn't have noticed it except LinkedIn pointed it out. "Congratulate so-and-so on his new job! 20% of your contacts have new jobs."
Edited to add: nor did they define what they mean by "new". I took it to mean within a year but really I have no idea.
Edited, Jan 16th 2014 2:38pm by Samira
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