Poll: How do you keep your LinkedIn experience useful nowadays? Користувач, який розмістив тему: ProZ.com Staff
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I’ve never had a single job through LinkedIn, I take everything I read there with a pinch of salt as it seems being full of self-acclaimed experts on everything…
| | | | Karletto666
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I have never found it usefull. After all, is a site that sends you video games reliable and useful?
| | | | Zea_Mays 
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| help me understand | Aug 22 |
What is a "LinkedIn experience"?
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Angie Garbarino
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| I was contacted once | Aug 22 |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:
I’ve never had a single job through LinkedIn, I take everything I read there with a pinch of salt as it seems being full of self-acclaimed experts on everything…
It was an interesting job but only one, and I do not follow, I hve a very basic profile. Anyway not useful.
| | | | Philip Lees
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I'm glad it's not just me who doesn't find the LinkedIn "experience" useful at all any more.
There was a time in the distant past when I occasionally got work through LinkedIn, but I can't remember the last time that happened. Any contacts that might seem interesting just fizzle out.
So asking me how I keep my "LinkedIn experience useful" is like asking me how I keep my full head of luxurious hair. i.e. It stopped being that a long time ago.
| | | | Peter Motte
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| Facebook is even worse | Aug 24 |
Wait, get on Facebook. That's bad.
I think Facebook is only interesting for local shops and retailers. You can find colleagues over there and sometimes you can get an interesting discussion, but all in all not that much.
| | | | William Bowley
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It is, in theory at least, a useful site, though now for nothing more than occasional networking. Interesting or relevant jobs appear there almost as rarely as they show up here!
In the last few years, it largely seems to have become a sea of people boasting about whatever they can think of to get their name out there. Fair enough if you like that sort of thing, though if anything, it makes people appear even more so to be only 'one of many'. This having become fashionable, is, to b... See more It is, in theory at least, a useful site, though now for nothing more than occasional networking. Interesting or relevant jobs appear there almost as rarely as they show up here!
In the last few years, it largely seems to have become a sea of people boasting about whatever they can think of to get their name out there. Fair enough if you like that sort of thing, though if anything, it makes people appear even more so to be only 'one of many'. This having become fashionable, is, to borrow a term from those across the Atlantic, "nauseating". ▲ Collapse
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expressisverbis
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| My view of LinkedIn | Aug 24 |
I think it’s a mistake to see LinkedIn as a way of finding work quickly. Like any social network, it tends to work according to the time and effort we put into it, and the return isn’t necessarily an immediate job.
Sometimes the most valuable thing is simply getting to know people and allowing people to get to know you.
It can also be a great way of reconnecting with old friends, former colleagues and past clients. From there, new professional relationships, collaborations or wo... See more I think it’s a mistake to see LinkedIn as a way of finding work quickly. Like any social network, it tends to work according to the time and effort we put into it, and the return isn’t necessarily an immediate job.
Sometimes the most valuable thing is simply getting to know people and allowing people to get to know you.
It can also be a great way of reconnecting with old friends, former colleagues and past clients. From there, new professional relationships, collaborations or work opportunities may arise.
I have to admit I didn’t give LinkedIn the value it deserved for a long time.
Since the end of last year, however, I’ve become much more interested and active.
I mostly write about translation / subtitling, but I also post about other things that interest me and interact with people and content from other areas.
Another thing I really appreciate about LinkedIn is the tone of the interactions I’ve had so far.
They have generally been polite and respectful, even when people have different opinions, and I’ve come across many genuinely positive and constructive messages.
That is a refreshing change from the constant “translators are going to disappear” discussions and other forms of negativity that seem to come up almost every day here.
I find that kind of negativity exhausting, so I much prefer being in an environment where people can exchange ideas without constantly predicting the end of our profession.
So, for me, keeping LinkedIn useful nowadays is less about actively looking for work and more about being present, participating, reconnecting with people and building or maintaining genuine professional connections.
And, of course, if that eventually leads to someone being interested in my work or to a new project, I’ll be very happy about it!😊 ▲ Collapse
| | | | expressisverbis
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote: I take everything I read there with a pinch of salt as it seems being full of self-acclaimed experts on everything…
William Bowley wrote: In the last few years, it largely seems to have become a sea of people boasting about whatever they can think of to get their name out there.
I agree that there is quite a lot of self-promotion on LinkedIn, but I don’t think this is exclusive to LinkedIn. I’ve also seen quite a bit of self-congratulation here on ProZ. 😊
Personally, I don’t mind people talking about their achievements or promoting their work, provided they do that in an honest way, which is the professional way to do it.
What matters to me is the tone and whether there is something useful behind it.
I’m much more interested in genuine interaction and sharing than in constantly proving how successful or knowledgeable someone is.
I’m normally a very modest person, so sharing my achievements doesn’t come naturally to me.
But when I do, it’s not because I want to boast, it’s because I think it’s important to make myself known and increase my visibility as a professional.
| | | | Michael Newton
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| LinkedIn experience | 01:49 |
Being offered puzzles and quizzes is hardly an "experience".
| | | | William Bowley
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expressisverbis wrote:
Personally, I don’t mind people talking about their achievements or promoting their work, provided they do that in an honest way, which is the professional way to do it.
What matters to me is the tone and whether there is something useful behind it.
Yes, that's exactly the point. Of course there are some cases that may be worthy of genuine congratulations (a promotion or a turning point, for example), but the overwhelming majority are posts boasting, exaggerating or even glamourising what are effectively non-achievements. When you see the equivalent of "Look at me, I did my job today" receiving streams of likes and comments, over and over again, it all gets rather hopeless.
It might get people some attention, but quality and substance seem to be in ever-shorter supply.
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Zea_Mays
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William Bowley wrote:
When you see the equivalent of "Look at me, I did my job today" receiving streams of likes and comments
This is a classic social media tactic used to mark the territory (like dogs) and gain visibility yourself, taken ad absurdum - the sheer number of pseudo-comments only creates noise, making it difficult to be seen as well as to spot meaningful contributions.
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| When you can not free yourself from your professional jargon ... | 11:50 |
When you can not free yourself from your professional jargon you end up using it even when you shouldn't.
Like when pretending you are a translator asking other translators about something that [for a change] IS related to translating a bit more than Dubai chocolate (don't ask what I ha... See more When you can not free yourself from your professional jargon you end up using it even when you shouldn't.
Like when pretending you are a translator asking other translators about something that [for a change] IS related to translating a bit more than Dubai chocolate (don't ask what I have smoked, see https://www.proz.com/forum/poll_discussion/377320-poll_have_you_tried_"dubai_chocolate".html#3098875 )
The last character I heard going on and on about 'user experience' was in charge of the marketing of a largish company ...
Almost forgot - the topic itself. My 'experience'?
Mostly positive - as I saved myself a lot of time by staying away.
The negative bits happen when anyone I ever sent even one email joins LinkedIn and then LinkedIn goes through their [supposedly 'private'?] address book and starts sending spam left right and centre telling you 'to join your friend' on LinkedIn. ▲ Collapse
| | | | expressisverbis
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| I agree with you once again. | 15:01 |
William Bowley wrote:
Yes, that's exactly the point. Of course there are some cases that may be worthy of genuine congratulations (a promotion or a turning point, for example), but the overwhelming majority are posts boasting, exaggerating or even glamourising what are effectively non-achievements. When you see the equivalent of "Look at me, I did my job today" receiving streams of likes and comments, over and over again, it all gets rather hopeless.
It might get people some attention, but quality and substance seem to be in ever-shorter supply.
At the same time, whether it’s LinkedIn or any other platform, I think we also have some control over what we choose to give our attention to.
I simply filter what I want to see and engage with what I find genuinely interesting or useful.
If I come across the kind of self-promotion you’re describing, I just ignore it. I know it’s sometimes hard not to get annoyed when reading that kind of post or comment.
In fact, I recently had someone take one of my comments as an opportunity to show off his expertise and promote his services.
I politely told him that wasn’t my point and chose not to engage any further.
Most of the time, silence is the best answer.
Not everything deserves our attention, let alone a response.
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