I get that LinkedIn is for business connections, but how about a little common courtesy people? I get a random invite at least once a week from someone who obviously wants to sell me something. There is never any message, just "I'd like to add you to my network". I get that you would love to have me as a connection, but what's in it for me? How about a little introduction, perhaps explain who you are and why you want to connect?
This is the internet. Nobody believes in etiquette anymore.
Not sure, I haven't had that, but have people I don't know try to connect (similar fields), random people endorse skills........
I kind of thought the point of it was to only connect with people you ACTUALLY know.
But I keep it up because recruiters search it, so....
And LinkedIn is doing its darnedest to shed credibility.
I've been endorsed in the last few months for lots of things, most of which I actually know/do. Too bad half the people doing the endorsing don't know whether it's a software tool or a mouthwash.
Speaking of etiquette, I'm trying to figure out how bad a breach of etiquette it is not to turn around and endorse these folks for stuff in their professions about which I haven't a clue...
I think LinkedIn can be useful, but I'm getting sick of everything I'm signed up for being a "necessary evil".
I used to put in a personal message but lately I've noticed that when I click on "Connect" it just sends a message without any other interaction on my part. I always thought writing a quick note was a good idea since business contacts might not always recognize you.
Anyone know if there was an update in the last month or so?
There are many things I could say about etiquette, but my etiquette prevents me.
nervousdog wrote: I used to put in a personal message but lately I've noticed that when I click on "Connect" it just sends a message without any other interaction on my part. I always thought writing a quick note was a good idea since business contacts might not always recognize you.
This.
When I click on "contacts you may know" it just sends that generic message. For what it's worth, the firm I work for actually doesn't allow me to alter that wording, so even if you're my best buddy, you're going to get that standard inquiry.
For all of the requests to "connect" to someone on LinkedIn, none of them were actually sourced from the real person that it said that they were from.
I e-mailed all of them, and none knew why a reqest was sent to me.
So it may not be personal etiquette, but LinkedIn looking at your contacts, and auto sending requests to them.
(same thing happened with google+)
ransom wrote: And LinkedIn is doing its darnedest to shed credibility. I've been endorsed in the last few months for lots of things, most of which I actually know/do. Too bad half the people doing the endorsing don't know whether it's a software tool or a mouthwash. Speaking of etiquette, I'm trying to figure out how bad a breach of etiquette it is not to turn around and endorse these folks for stuff in their professions about which I haven't a clue... I think LinkedIn can be useful, but I'm getting sick of everything I'm signed up for being a "necessary evil".
As for etiquette, I'm not endorsing ANYTHING for someone I don't know. It just seems ludicrous to me. For the people endorsing me, yes, I have been doing my job awhile, but why would you just randomly endorse me?
I really, really dislike Linkedin. I think that the idea is a superb one, but in practice, the platform doesn't work.
I do need to actually go and re-do mine, since it will affect my career if I ever leave the company I am with, but I am half tempted to just take it down until I start to look for a job elsewhere (not leaving this company for at least a year, if I do leave).
My favorite was how at one point it changed so that when you went to the site it made it look like you need to give it your email password to log in, you know, so they can "help" you.
ARE YOU HIGH!!!!! I'M NOT GIVING YOU MY F#*%ING EMAIL PASSWORD!!!
I don't really use it much, but eventually found out you can bypass that message and turn off the notification in settings. But man! talk about balls!
I recently got a invitation to connect on LinkedIn, but so far have ignored it. I don't have an account and am going to be graduating college next year. Is this something that I need and is useful and to what extent? I really have no clue.
fritzsch wrote: I recently got a invitation to connect on LinkedIn, but so far have ignored it. I don't have an account and am going to be graduating college next year. Is this something that I need and is useful and to what extent? I really have no clue.
Yes, you will want it. I have had multiple emails from recruiters wanting me to submit a resume, and my account isn't even updated, or for that matter, very well put together.
FWIW, I've heard that a bad one is worse than no account, so if you are going to do it, do it right. I should really delete it or fix mine.
I don't belong to Linkedin ... I wish to hell they'd quit sending me e-mails trying to get me to sign up ... nothing I do seems to get through to them 
aircooled wrote: My favorite was how at one point it changed so that when you went to the site it made it look like you need to give it your email password to log in, you know, so they can "help" you. ARE YOU HIGH!!!!! I'M NOT GIVING YOU MY F#*%ING EMAIL PASSWORD!!! I don't really use it much, but eventually found out you can bypass that message and turn off the notification in settings. But man! talk about balls!
Yeah, and they made it look like you were logging in when you were really giving them access to your Contacts so they could send invitations to everyone there. Easy to not realize you were doing it, so maybe that explains the other post.
that may be what has happened in my case ... (can't think of any other way/reason for them to be contacting me) but it's been going on for 4 yrs now... and nothing I do seems to discourage them
I keep my LinkedIn account updated and professional. I've had recruiters contact me for jobs on there so I consider it chum to draw the sharks up to my hook. 
Some people use LinkedIn like Facebook, just collecting as many contacts as they can as if it's some sort of contest. I have a policy of not accepting contact requests from anyone I don't actually know, unless it looks like a potential job lead.
Kind of a bad policy, maybe, but it stems from when all the requests would say "Member X indicates you are friends." The hell we are. Just because I work with you doesn't mean I like you. Request denied.
Xceler8x wrote: I keep my LinkedIn account updated and professional. I've had recruiters contact me for jobs on there so I consider it chum to draw the sharks up to my hook.
This. I am also picky about my connections. If I have not worked with you, I will not connect with you. Yes we may have worked at the same company, but we were not there at the same time so I cannot vouch for you. I got a connection request from a slacker cousin of mine and I have yet to respond to him. I treat LinkedIn like a resume. I have probably 60+ connection requests I've ignored or denied. And if you have 500+ connections I ignore you completely.
I never had a recruiter contact me until I got a LinkedIn account and started joining career related groups.
Suddenly I've had 4 contacts in the last 8 months.
I'm still waiting for the ability to endorse someone's skills for playing Candy Crush.
Oddly enough nobody endorsed me for my skills in "cat herding" so far.
I'll start taking LinkedIn seriously when someone tells me they actually got a decent job using that site.
Sky_Render wrote: I'll start taking LinkedIn seriously when someone tells me they actually got a decent job using that site.
Not me, but a woman that my company headhunted was found on Linkedin. She told me her salary was nearly doubled with her move from Mississippi to Illinois. I don't know if that means 30k to 60k, or 50 to 100, but it is definitely a decent job.
mtn wrote:Sky_Render wrote: I'll start taking LinkedIn seriously when someone tells me they actually got a decent job using that site.Not me, but a woman that my company headhunted was found on Linkedin. She told me her salary was nearly doubled with her move from Mississippi to Illinois. I don't know if that means 30k to 60k, or 50 to 100, but it is definitely a decent job.
But, did her her cost of living double?
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