Comments on: LinkedIn – What is the big deal?

By: Margot

Margot — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:46:52 +0000

Thank you James- I was looking for a way to remove some connections and you had it right there. Thank you, thank you!

Linkedin hasn’t done anything for me other than help me define what I want- which is of value, yes, but not what I joined for. I only accept invitations from people I know and whose work I know and can recommend. I only have 25 connections and that’s fine. My sister, who works in IT, says she uses Linkedin exclusively to recruit people for her department. I go into modes where I clean up my profile but I really think it’s a total waste for me- my career focus in pretty specialized so maybe that’s why. The best thing I get from the site is the groups- there are some really great ones out there and since they’re interest-focused, it’s at least relevant to me. Whatever…

By: James

James — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:21:03 +0000

Today I wanted to remove one of my connections and I was able to do it by following the following link -> http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=customer_service&trk=hb_ft_faq&goback=%2Ehom

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By: Jim Turner

Jim Turner — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:24:47 +0000

Based upon the posts above, it just goes to show that a given tool is not useful to everyone. If you’re not a carpenter, a hammer and a power saw are probably useless hunks of metal.

But in my case, LinkedIn has been a very useful business tool. I’m a freelance copywriter and through LI I’ve built a network of other copywriters and clients/prospective clients that need my services.

I’ve had other copywriters that were overloaded with work refer me to clients and I’ve had prospective clients contact me and say they read my profile on LI.

Plus, I’ve met many other business persons that I would never have met w/o LI.

By: Alex Morrison

Alex Morrison — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:44:37 +0000

Great post Marion. I have found linkedin to be helpful but it does have some issues. Marion inspired me to write a blog.
http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/index.php/2007/07/13/linkedin-and-lovin-it/

And Marion already commented on the blog taking me up on my offer to network! 160 Connections! THANKS MARION!!! (yes, this is the competitiveness issue that I mention in the blog)

By: Tony Perrie

Tony Perrie — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:11:48 +0000

One thing that it does do well is to organize resume information in a way that Monster and CareerBuilder never seemed to get right. Also, the site is ridiculously fast. Unfortunately, LinkedIn is probably more useful to potential employers than it is to an ordinary user because user-to-user interaction weak.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:10:21 +0000

Linked in has been pretty useless to me over the past few years I’ve been “on” it. It’s a halfway decent tool to keep track of old contacts, but that’s about it.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:58:43 +0000

LinkedIn added functionality to remove connections. If you look at your My Connections screen, you should see both Add Connections and Remove Connections. It works.

By: Shanti Braford

Shanti Braford — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:07:22 +0000

I’ve had a few friends have a similar reaction to the site as well.

They are missing a serious career/networking opportunity if you ask me.

These days I hardly use it. When it comes time to start a new job hunt, it definitely pays off in spades.

But you have to really use it — i.e. give recommendations to your friends or people that you trust (i.e. that you can actually recommend). Of course they will then recommend you back, if you are recommendable, that is. =)

Then you have the “LinkedIn Whores” as I like to call them. Completely random people who apprently just love having random people they don’t really know as their “friends” on LinkedIn. I usually deny these people.

By: Jeffrey Allen

Jeffrey Allen — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:48:46 +0000

I haven't had much use so far in linkedin either

Despite my offering the one thing every business of every industry is always seeking.