Ask HN: How important is linkedin and other social networks for recruiters?

2 pointsFullMetalBitch7y ago2 comments

I am scared of social networks, I don't trust any of them but recently I atended a conference and some HR people gave an huge importance to Linkedin, how much does someone without an account miss? Are recruiters going to worry that I have no presence in them? Am I going to be asked about it?

Is it worth to sacrificy privacy to get a job? I guess that last question is up to each one.

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zerotolerance7y ago

Having a presence on SM is critical if you're in a phase of your career where you will benefit from being "discovered" by recruiters. Those tools help recruiters and sales people scale. But more importantly having a presence on SM does not require a privacy sacrifice. The sacrifice comes from a thousand microchoices in what you share. Follow 4 steps to get the primary benefit:

1. Sign up. 2. Post a CV/resume. 3. Configure notifications to push email or SMS. 4. Then log out

If you don't "claim" your online identity, you risk having it claimed by someone else.

babyArte7y ago

It is very easy to reach people in b2b with Linkedin, also for hiring just in my case it's been 2 jobs i've gotten by connecting on linkedin.

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