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Discussion on: Why I don't use LinkedIn and Why you should also!

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Damian Cyrus

It is a tool like any other, specific for business related topics.

You need some fast overview how the market is searching for a Dev or salaries statistics without moving your fingers too much? Activate open for job search in your profile. People will start to inform you after one night.

You want to stand out with fun? Update your skills with some additional flavour: tech stack, soft and hard skills, words from different language that might be some real skill but you know are not. And don't forget the Pokemon. Hint: Take the more unkown.

You most likely get a optional quest event with that: headhunter fun games. Let them praise all your skills, and then ask how many of these Pokemon they themselves catched.

Of course, not all the time is for entertainment. Sometimes I get in contact then with people who know this game play. Then it gets interesting.

When it is time to ditch the tool, just remove yourself form it and use a new one.

I think it has some benefits, but that is like with every tool: you use it more when needed, else you use it less or don't. The choice is yours.