On Fri, 7 Apr 2023, at 05:36, Bill Johnson wrote: > Yes Bill Johnson is my real name and I’ve never been on LinkedIn. > That’s just an ego trip and place where people like you go for > confirmation...
I've certainly seen some people use it as an ego-trip, for "networking" and - presumably - trying to increase their chances of finding work. I use LinkedIn as a useful place to find out more about people whom I'm going to have contact with (in any sphere, certainly not just in computing). It's particularly useful when it's not entirely clear from some company's website whether they've got tens/hundreds of employees or just one person working from home. (In the UK) I also look at Companies House registrations of companies, who the directors are etc, and look at what else they're involved in, and especially if any of their prior businesses have gone under or they've been prosecuted for anything. Eg, is that lawyer someone who's worked for one or two companies for many years, or a whole string of places, never for more than a year or two, or did they only qualify last year? Is that "data protection officer" someone with any understanding of how computer systems work, or just an administrator, or a lawyer? Knowing more about people allows one to slant emails to them in differing ways, which can be useful. I'm listed there, but not for the purposes of finding work; mainly so that people whom I once worked with have a better chance of finding me if they want to. And also - you have to be a member to be able to see other people's profiles. -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
