Does anyone still use LinkedIn?

aleksandar said:
I only created account last year when I got retrenched, luckily I got new job very quickly (not via linkedin).
After that I sort of limited access to it and went on it occasionally just to follow few programming and standards groups with opinion that it became some sort of social network of no real use and not much linked to work.

Couple months ago I got contacted about post which I did not like but one yesterday was actually interesting one.
Quite interesting work however it is onsite and significantly further away.
What irks me is that in both instances they are offering "market" related compensation and when you ask what is the band you always get response what is your expectation.
Anyway thanked them for contacting me but sort of be upfront with compensation so people do not waste time especially if you are headhunting people.
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I’ll say that the thing that annoys me most is when I ask which company they are hiring for and they want to have a phone call because the company name is confidential.

I have appreciated the occasional recruiter who has put the comp in the subject line.
 
Do I use LinkedIn? Yes I do, but only to get a gauge on who is hiring. I do not like the platform - everyone is a specialist and has skills in every single area. Someone on LinkedIn list 10+ skills when they only really know 1 well, but touched the other 9 briefly.

The irony of LinkedIn having layoffs - I wonder if LinkedIn will give the laid off employees free LinkedIn premium. Or better yet, the people currently at LinkedIn write posts about how laid off people are applying wrong and how it is important to tailor the CV for each role and that they need to bring solutions to the table.
 
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