LinkedIn is Ideal for College Students (SayCampusLife)

gthopeful
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:06:37 +0000

I’ve been on LinkedIn for a few years. Haven’t found it very useful, but I also am much more careful about what I put on LinkedIn than on my resume because everything I work (even just mentioning the general area) on could be considered a trade secret. I have had two “recruiters” contact me, but they were very spam-y sounding: “Hello gthopeful, I am contacting you on behalf of X company and very impressed by your experience in Y. Here are a list of companies at X dealing with Y: [insert jobs ranging from technician level to senior scientist]”.

I think it’s an OK way to keep in touch with professional contacts, though.