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I get contacted by recruiters at least once a week, though most of them are for opportunities I'm not interested in. There have been some interesting ones, leading to interviews and and some pretty good job offers, that I didn't accept but lead to a sweetened deal with my current employer.
The main purpose of LinkedIn from my perspective is that it facilitates networking, which is the way that the best jobs are usually found. I have helped more than one past colleague find jobs because we were connected on LinkedIn and I was able to let them know about openings.
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Yes. I got my last job after being cold-called by a recruiter who saw my LinkedIn profile. It was a great job for a senior person. I've had several very hot leads that didn't end up in a job from cold-calls based on my LinkedIn profile.
If you're a senior person with skills that aren't common, LinkedIn rocks. If you're just out of school and have completely generic experience, not so much.
Everyone establishes a LinkedIn profile when they get laid off. This sends a pretty loud signal. Less embarrassing to establish your profile while you're still employed.
LinkedIn is a decent place for networking if you are inclined that way. Most software developers are not, so it's less useful for them. You can establish and maintain contacts for consulting. But most devs like to work full-time instead of hustle work. So it's useful but it's a mixed bag. What you get out of LinkedIn depends on what you put in.
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As Facebook is for personal connections, so is LinkedIn for professional connections, nothing more than that.
Joshua
"Jesus loves you the way you are"
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I'm not a recruiter, but I do manage SW projects for which I occasionally need to hire someone. LinkedIn is always my first stop: it is a fantastic tool, not only for finding people in my extended network who might be interested in our line of work, but also for evaluating an applicant's background. Of COURSE you take people's profile with a grain of salt, knowing that many (most?) people tend to "embellish" their accomplishments. But how is that different than a resume or an interview? (On the other hand, job histories are hard to fake, and good recruiters can read between the lines.)
Bottom line: LI is an excellent professional networking tool. I strongly encourage all my job-seeking friends to have at least these three things: a well-trimmed beard, a well-crafted resume/CV, and a well-manicured LinkedIn profile. Cultivate your network like you would a garden and you will eventually find it fruitful.
modified 22-Sep-15 10:22am.
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I can't claim to have gotten a job because of LinkedIn, because I still have the job I had when I opened my account. I get offered jobs about once a month because of my LinkedIn account, though.
That said, my current job is with a company that does contract work for game companies, and the reason I created my LinkedIn account was that my boss felt it might be some nice low-effort marketing. I have no idea how many contracts we've gotten because of it.
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'Tis a fine day[^] to be runnin' out t' Jolly Roger! Arrrrrrr!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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aye c'ptain
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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If you want to see pirates glorified, visit Tampa in Florida on Gasparilla Day, named after the pirate Jose Gaspar that used to troll Tampa Bay and the west coast of Florida. The next event is on Saturday January 30 next year.
Tampa even named their football team the "Buccaneers"! 
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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Ship ahoy![^] 
I hear that drunken sailor song at least once a year on one fantasy fair or another.
Other favorites are Whiskey In The Jar[^], Caledonia[^] and the Dutch Wat Zullen We Drinken[^] (translates to What Shall We Drink)
I heard that last song about five times by five different bands on a single day a few years back, that's how bad it gets...
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Sander Rossel wrote: What Shall We Drink
Isn't that rather a short song? Most people I know would just answer "Everything!" 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It's quite the party song actually.
What shall we drink, seven days long.
What shall we drink, what a thirst.
There is enough for everybody,
So we drink together.
Open up a barrel,
We'll drink together, not alone.
Some lines are repeated.
And then a same kind of stanza for food, partying and drinking beer.
It would put a smile to my face if I hadn't heard it a thousand times before
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Shiver me timbers, I'd been out splicing the mainbrace last evening and forgot about the day, I thank the kindley for the reminderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...rrrrrrrr
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Well shoot... Youtube hasn't a decent video of Adam Ant. 
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It's also my wife and I anniversary, but I don't think there is a correlation there... 
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It should really be "Talk like Robert Newton Day" since he was the origin of the "Aarrrrr!" style of speaking.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Remember about 3/4 through the day. I really need to start reading CP on the weekend
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Got E-Mail from a LinkedIN autoBot.
I clicked and took the survey.
Last page asked if I would be willing to speak to someone from LinkedIN
I entered my phone number, and left the written message about how I would be happy to speak to a living human being from LinkedIN who has a voice.
They'll probably sell my number to junk callers.
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I did the same survey - but I entered your phone number with an abusive comment 
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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C-P-User-3 wrote: to speak to a living human being from LinkedIN who has a voic
Surely that could be arranged.
"Press 1 to update your profile, 2 to update your skill sets, 3 to record a new message, 4 to connect to an old colleague..."
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This Dilbert explains how to get them to fawn over you and beg for your talents:
http://dilbert.com/strip/2013-08-10[^]
We all know if you are aloof and ignore others then you are :
SUPER DESIRABLE!!!
It works.
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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
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Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
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And being bad helps the universe to maintain symmetry.
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