Linked In and Social Networking (employment, interviews, employers, job)

[Oildog]

How valuable is signing up for one of these groups for your professional well being? I see Facebook groups (but understand FB is going the way of MySpace) and wonder if its just the latest fad. Have seen others recommend Linked In for networking and job prospecting. Anyone have comments about successes or failures using these (type) sites?

[MSchemist80]

I find Linked-In very valuable at communicating with others in my profession in general and industry. I find the discussion groups very useful. It helps market the company I work for, It helps market myself not that I have any interest in job searching anytime this century.

Facebook I have all but abandoned. It has gotten too complicated and gimmicky as well as a security problem if you ever post anything politically incorrect it can follow you for the rest of your life.

[GTRdad]

Linkedin, It's just a way to kind of 'size' you up in your respective industry.
Otherwise its quite useless and just a recruiter sharkfest

[tribechamy]

I don't personally use LinkedIn a lot but I kind of feel like if you're not on there, you're kind of invisible.

My husband swears by their search feature though, especially for job searches.

[NJBest]

I think LinkedIn varies by field. In technology, LinkedIn is not that meaningful. It's a small field where everyone knows of you or someone you know.

But in other fields that I'm affiliated with, it's a decent networking tool.

[DeathGreetsMeWarm]

Originally Posted by Oildog

(but understand FB is going the way of MySpace)

That's debatable. I, for one, think that Facbeook is here to stay.

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by DeathGreetsMeWarm

That's debatable. I, for one, think that Facbeook is here to stay.

I think the difference is that when people under 30 stopped using MySpace, it died. Now that young people are no longer using Facebook, it's propped up by old people. MySpace was unable to capture an older market. And Facebook has been able to replace their younger user base with an old user base. The question is, will they be able to maintain that user base? Hard to tell.

[maus]

I have landed interviews Linkedin - I think the answer will vary depending on a lot of factors. I would never use Facebook for job searching.

[jaypee]

https://www.city-data.com/forum/work-...ges-using.html

[Carolina Knight]

I would not advise using Facebook. That is more of a personal social network.

Linkedin is decent. It allows you to be professional from an employment standpoint and network with companies and people you worked with. It works for specific groups of employers and job seekers.