6 Things That Annoy Me About LinkedIn

[@audychan96]

The main problem I have with linkedin is how almost everybody treats it as if they're writing on their journal with an unhealthy dose of dramatic flairs and humble-bragging. It's like I'm reading a badly written self-published motivational self-help books that no one asked for.

[@slushpuppii]

Love Dayglow!

[@izamalcadosa2951]

You cannot be "humble" and "a bragger" at the same time! Never! LinkedIn is a garbage, trash social media, but most of us have to use it, more or less!

[@stephencable7655]

Linkedin post: 'I'd like to express my deep gratitude for my company buying me a coffee today. I'm deeply honored to be drinking coffee with them.'

[@Raphews]

Thats what I hate the most about Linkedin. So many buttkissers making cringe post about how much they love their company. Lets also not forget about the virtue signalers, who are all talk about bringing equality and justice in the workplace. And lastly tje narcissists who like to showoff how great their job is and how important "hustling" is to become a big shot. Honestly I feel like Linkedin is a circus full of clowns pretending to be nice and cool to attract attention and get likes. Most people that I've met in real life who post these nice things are quite the opposite of what they pretend to be in this social network.

[@neil_m899]

Lol this is the most accurate description of LinkedIn I’ve ever heard 😂

[@ALee-2DAnimator]

Corporate Simps...

[@smartmarketing173]

@@Raphews So much yes.

[@ionuttoma140]

:)) True , it never ends , like they won the oscar .

[@news_internationale2035]

"Your profile matches this job!" Is a job that requires a specific degree that I don't have in a field I never worked in...

[@justinblair9661]

I get that, too. I'm in school for Computer Information Systems, but I've ran my own golf club fitting business in the past, as well as worked in the automotive sector. But a job like travel agent and hospitality manager are matches? Sounds like the algorithm is broken lol!

[@justrusty]

All the time. I especially laugh when I get such a message from an ex-employer from whom I'm already collecting a pension trying to recruit me, meaning they (the TA person) never even looked at my profile carefully enough to realize I can't go back to work for them without suspending my pension.

[@michael567jober]

shit i still apply

[@Seattle-2017]

Not only that, the job is 800 miles away - they can't even be bothered to notice your geographic location that's on your Linked In profile.

[@EJ1443]

Yeah that’s really annoying and frustrating when you are desperate for a job and maybe the title sounds fine, like you can do it. But you read the job description and it’s like 7 years of experience in unrelated field, must have a masters degree etc… then it is demoralizing

[@ALee-2DAnimator]

I left LinkedIn over a year ago.. The forced-awkward-false-positivity is just like being in the work space.

[@angelicapickles_]

Ugh I agree with this so much

[@FortWorthRaised]

Man… main reason I go years without using it.

[@sangwonkim9298]

When someone posts how excited they are to start a job i hate but I do or how much of a cool journey it was~ makes me wanna slap them and get them drunk to hear what they really think.

[@alexischicoine2072]

LinkedIn is the work space so that makes sense. Networking is extra work you really got to think if you’ll get a good return on that investment.

[@esidankwa1832]

I just started LinkedIn and yeah it’s so annoying

[@yuri5k]

For an IT guy, LinkedIn is like a reverse dating site. Girls write to you and you ignore them....

[@ricardojmestre]

Eheheh hilarious because it's true.

[@dougchampion8084]

Underrated internet comment

[@ErnaSolbergXXX]

Haha, thats really so funny, very true. Never met so many polite and beautifull girls

[@justinblair9661]

"Can I interest you in forex trading?" -every other person that wants to connect on LinkedIn

[@cuivre2004]

You mean they aren't actually interested in me as much as all those random FaceBook women are? I'm crushed!

[@AngelofHogwarts]

One major annoyance I have is that people have turned LinkedIn into Instagram and Facebook. Sharing a post that reflects your personal life once in a while isn't a big deal but now it's sort of veering away from being a professional networking platform. The constant brag posts are annoying too lol. "I'm super excited to share that I've achieved 40 certifications and 25 promotions within the last 6 months. I'm also this...and that...and blah blah."

[@Milesco]

But isn't that kinda what you're _supposed_ to do? I mean, LinkedIn is where you're supposed to sell yourself, make yourself attractive to potential employers.

[@matteosposato9448]

​​@@Milesco I don't know, maybe it was born as that? But at present I find it super useful as a tool to stay up to date with what is going on within my field. I would lose so many insights without LinkedIn (and work opportunities might also come as a by-product). Obviously that is dependant on building a network on the platform (people and pages) that fills your feed with useful and interesting content. I reckon this might not apply to any field, but for me it works great that way and as of now I really don't feel like I would use LinkedIn primarily as a display cabinet

[@curiouspenguin6887]

​@@MilescoSharing career related achievements is fine. It's the ones who go into their whole life stories, their unfortunate childhood ... geez!

[@notadev1590]

I've never heard anyone else iterate my feelings about what the supposed "motivational stories/speakers". Yes, it's good to share success and yes it's good to help others succeed but there's a particular type of those that really undercut and invalid struggle and adversity, and like you said, they make you feel bad about yourself for not already achieving that "success".

[@raysaguerrero3968]

Didn't even know there was such a thing as LinkedIn "influencers". Haven't set up my LinkedIn profile since I'm not a fan of social media but looks like I'll have to join for the job seeking opportunities. Great video! 😊

[@garyslavinsky4201]

I'm with you on the social media. But I'm learning that, these days, if one doesn't have an internet presence, one does not exist at all, for all practical purposes - at least for the purpose of seeking employment. Best of luck with your search.

[@teatreaoil9667]

They wanna be influencers are the worst tho….linkedin is not gonna pay the bills when you’re posting about please hire me and look at the 300th certification I just got 😂

[@ccmakaw]

My pet peeve is constant 'connect' recommendations..."do you know John Smith?" Yes, I do know John Smith, he is a highly toxic individual and the last thing I needed on this nice day I was having is his photo popping up in front of me! There's limited options in the settings to properly curate your feed as well (and LinkedIn seems to reset my preferences on the regular anyway).

[@mxbx307]

That gets polluted by people who add each other at random. No, I don't know John Schliegenberger and nor do I know the 4 other mutual connections who added me for no reason and I never got round to deleting.

[@smartmarketing173]

I finally found a way to block my Ex from constantly showing up in recommendations. Ugh THANKS for triggering me, LinkedIn algorithm😖

[@gordongraham7]

Your second thing is what drives me crazy. I get emails saying "you sound perfect for this role!" and it's an entry level, minimum wage contract job. I have 25 years at the best companies in the world, and you think I'd be interested in THAT??

[@WomanRoaring]

yes that and when you get multiple messages about the same job from different recruiters. When that happens I search for the job and apply myself if I'm interested. Every time I've gotten calls or emails from recruiters about a job and I submit my resume through them I never get called back but when I submit my resume myself I get a call. I realized years ago they don't work for the company and the company hasn't contracted them to find someone for them, they're just trolling job postings and then contacting random people in hopes of "helping" someone get the job through them. Oh and then they're rude and pushy wanting tons of changes to your resume. I especially hate when they want me to change something on my resume that is important to my experience in my field and they know nothing about it and think it shouldn't be there. I don't mind having recruiters for temp jobs when I'm in between jobs I'll sign up for an agency but when I'm looking for something permanent I never go through a recruiter, it just never works out.

[@davidfisher5599]

I get those, too. Usually in a totally unrelated industry than I am in. Monster does the same thing.

[@angelloro]

I hate it even more when they wanna schedule a call to “talk” about a position that they do not want to give you a full description for in writing for some reason. I am not gonna waste my precious time, so you can do your sales pitch to offer me an entry level position that pays minimum wage. Plus, most of the times, they instantly ghost me, once I am straight forward and ask them about pay and flexibility to work from home before even scheduling a first call, what for?

[@cuivre2004]

Never sign up for ZipRecruiter- that is the worst for doing that!

[@curiouspenguin6887]

There's nothing like being told you're perfect for an office assistant job when you have a PhD. in an employable discipline. 😂

[@JonFlores275]

Thank you so much for touching on this. A few weeks ago I hopped onto LinkedIn and realized it felt less like a job search network and more of a dull social media. Most of the stories feel inauthentic, and that doesn't include recruiters blowing your inbox up with positions that aren't close to what you're looking for.

[@akokocreative.studio]

Yesss, finally someone said it. LinkedIn can be soo toxic with people showboating and feel good stories

[@fawazsaeed5806]

Brian if I can describe your you tube channel in two words it’s “gold mine”

[@MikeIsCannonFodder]

I'm always annoyed when a message from a recruiter includes "let me know if you're interested or if you know somebody else who is." I'm not doing your job for you.

[@cattleprods911]

Good video. I worked for a company, and in 2009 (or so), our division manager 'Joel' visited our office, and announced that 'everyone must get a LinkedIn account'. So I did, we did, etc. I've enjoyed it overall. One annoying thing about it, is the spamming of "plz see my profile" when there's a post unrelated to a job, as the assumption often is (as they don't seem to take the time to read). Joel's mandate was useful though (he also said my colleague's office was 'too large'), several jobs have come my way, via LinkedIn. Thanks Joel. Also, I've met some very high level welding specialists (my discipline) this way, so GREAT resource to build your network, get good relationships going, tradeshow announcements, industry trends, etc.

[@i8147]

It’s definitely annoying with the toxic self help gurus I definitely agree! Thank you for being genuine and giving great advice you’ve helped me so much!

[@cristinatorregiani3144]

You deserve a golden prize for this video. I love your transparent, to the point comments. Useless motivational posts without any value is a poison that has spread like wildfire on every social media platform. So are bottom-of-barrel recruiters (There are a few great ones tho, but they are in minority). I was surprised to see this surfacing on LinkedIn during the past years, as I saw it as a professional platform, for professionals. And it was like that at the beginning - a time that feels like Mesozoic era. Can still be useful as a platform, but one has to have a pointed, clear strategy in order to make it useful, and cut out the crap without remorse

[@jamesdevoto7266]

Thanks for your comments re the feel good stories. Sometimes people lay it on pretty thick. There are many people who get on LinkedIn because they need a job and if you've ever been in a situation where you need a job but can't find one, it's disappointment that leads to discouragement that leads to depression. It's important to keep these people in mind when touting your own accomplishments, especially if it doesn't contain any helpful tips or encouragement.

[@LeniTjahjadi]

I dont understand what went through the mind when people share feel good stories. I tried to understand it but ultimately my guess is they "seek attention". There is litttle possibility that they just wanted to teach the society about good values but with the way they make the story usually focusing about themselves...I really can't think of any other good reason other than "seeking attention".

[@brandonpleasant8215]

Motivating others....? Maybe...?

[@yoshibeast12]

Virtue signalling, basically

[@DrDoomBloom]

I agree that the feel good stories come across more as self aggrandizing and disingenuous, especially when they are posted by some big name at a company.

[@benrobinson375]

It's narcissism disguised as the opposite to that. I guess you could say they're the 'professional' version of Instagram and Facebook influencers.

[@pythagrates]

As an engineer, literally everything about LinkedIn annoys me.

[@michaelcavalier2294]

I've met those storytellers you are talking about. One that comes to mind was a recruiter, and he referred to himself as a "storyteller". His brand, was that he tells peoples stories by taking a compilation of your life experiences and putting them together. Listening to you talk about them really put things into perspective for me.

[@carloscaycho8641]

Man I love your videos! I just got offered a job and I couldn't have done it without them!

[@pranaygawas709]

Yes exactly the feel good stories and accomplishments can be depressing and demotivating for people who are actually jobless and trying to find jobs on LinkedIn. Everyone just wants to flaunt their new job or success stories without sharing any meaningful learning. In pre internet age it would be similar to running across the street and shouting about your new achievement.

[@floatingsara]

Brian, I am a big fan of your KZbin channel, but I really feel like discouraging people from getting into social platforms. They are more addictive than slot-machines, and I am pretty sure that recruiters inquire into candidates' personal and political opinions. Honestly, I've never been able to have a normal relationship with my social media accounts and since I stopped using them I feel like I've stopped doing drugs. I've gained a lot of time that I can use to get better at my job.

[@dragonarch0]

Depends on how you use social media. I use fb to get clients and I have been doing pretty well. I only go to linkedin for memes.

[@NeoSoulCrew]

I wish the feeds are limited to job opportunities instead of professional bragging.

[@mike60605]

I definitely would be interested in hearing more about ghosting. I find that particularly if you have gone through a few rounds and then there is no contact even when the recruiter is prescriptive concerning what the hiring timelines are. I know in some cases, there is ghosting because the position was no longer available, the hiring manager left the company, the company was being purchased. It is a little frustrating for the time spent preparing and interviewing for a role.

[@ominoreg]

Poitical posts are annoying. So are woke virtue signaling posts.

[@salonenelson1091]

The most annoying are the political posts that come from the right wingers in the west. They are usually unintelligent

[@ominoreg]

@@salonenelson1091 LOL! Thank you for making my point.

[@YTPrule]

Just about anyone there’s like that. They just want to appeal to a side for brownie points or to fit in. I’ve seen enough morons appealing to left and right wing sides. No identity outside politics I swear, what a load of hollow people.

[@anonimosoy5698]

@@salonenelson1091 it annoys you because you know they are right

[@se2664]

Yes I wish people would stop complaining about the vaccine mandate

[@johngartneriv5758]

I really wanted to do financial planning right out of college, but quickly found out that comapanies are way over eager to hire underqualified people (me right out of school) and it freaked me out so I went into a way more secure field... Thank God

[@t.l.c7481]

7. People only creeping your profile to start a “romantic” connection or catfishing. There’s no protection for women here. 8. People treating this job platform as Facebook, which means cussing, horrible grammar, or poor spelling. Reposting rubbish. 9. Your place of employment can spy on you (I’m personally experiencing this problem)

[@darkexcalibur87]

Definitely a big YES to #7. I had a guy who was stalking me, and I blocked him on Facebook. So what does he do? He finds me on LinkedIn. I wouldn't accept his connection request but then he "followed" me which does not give me the option to say no. I blocked him again, but not after he figured out which companies I was involved in and which professional pages I was very involved in. So he followed those groups and learns all about my activities and conferences I'll be attending and there's nothing I can do about it.

[@t.l.c7481]

@@darkexcalibur87 I encourage you to change any phone numbers you have on social sites to a Google Voice number. It's free to get one and it keeps people from selling/misusing it. I did this after a weird guy started a conversation on LinkedIn and wanted to be "friends". I felt I was being catfished. His profile was sparse and lacked all engagement. Blocked him for good!

[@darkexcalibur87]

@@t.l.c7481 that's a great idea! Will do.

[@justsayalhamdulillaah9720]

This is why I don't post my face on my profile pic. But try my best to make my profile look transparent and professional looking

[@ALCRAN2010]

Can you expand on #9 ? How does one place of employment spy on their employees?

[@melissacastelly6402]

I tried to connect w/ you on LinkedIn but I couldn’t so I just followed you 🤷🏾‍♀️ great content though. I just transitioned from active duty military (as an HR sergeant) to a corporate talent acquisition specialist. Your videos are super helpful

[@KeijiAkuma]

That's the reason why I make the first move when I look for a job. If a recruiter writes me and I am NOT looking or I'm rarely active (example: my account is NOT up to date) then the recruiter will be blocked. Cause there is no other option to say that I am not looking and I dont want job offers at any social media plattform. But great and honest content, brother.

[@Max-lf3tx]

I love LinkedIn for job searching but the skills tests need alot of work.

[@philollenberg]

My LinkedIn pet peeve is folks posting family/pet/personal stuff to the platform - it's a business/industry network, not for your cute cat photos. Save those for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. "YES!" to your dislike of the "add to network" requests that are just about entering into a sales pitch. As someone who makes buying and hiring decisions, I have to decline these "add" requests every week as I know they go into immediate sales mode.

[@pmb6667]

Yes! I've seen more people turning their profiles into 'mommy blogs'.

[@arthurmiller5276]

For all the reasons you named, and a few more, the annoying things on LinkedIn can probably be summarized into "People Treat LinkedIn Like Facebook". LinkedIn is NOT Facebook. It should be treated as a professional network. I have a daily routine (that was a suggestion from an "influencer"): 1. I try to connect with someone new each day (the influencer suggested five). But not just anyone. I look for people I know but just hadn't connected with previously, people who are connected with other strong contacts I already have and / or people at companies I'm interested or doing jobs similar to mine. 2. I mute at least five contacts. Usually these are people posting the feel good stories and "rah rah!!" motivations. But also people posting things that really belong on Facebook like opinions on what some celebrity did recently, their "very" personal life adventures, political / religious observations (I've even blocked a few for this). meaningful comments or posts. I haven't got there yet, but I'm trying.

[@sneaksyranger]

"Add this person you might be aware of in your office but have never once spoken to to your network!"

[@DrDoomBloom]

Haha that’s the worst

[@Ancano]

I have a video interview tomorrow and I have binge watching your channel.

[@vvMathematicalvv]

Every "feel-good" Linked-In story: "Look at this god-level thing I accomplished under worse circumstances than you'll ever experience. Just a friendly reminder that you're a POS." IG posts: "Look at this idealized image of perfection that you'll never be able to achieve (because it isn't actually real). Just a friendly reminder that your life is a POS." Despite being dramatic about it, I think the point is made. It's still a toxic social media platform at it core because social media breeds false realities, leading to the mental self-harm that inevitably comes from the inescapable human social survival instinct of comparing yourself to what you see. (And I'm not even getting into the echo chamber effect and malicious algorithms such as is used by Facebook). Do you think Linked-In could save itself from inevitable demise if they step back from the more social media focused aspects of their service, and simultaneously work on those spammy low quality recruiters?

[@Troconnell]

The humble bragging one-upmanship is so real on linkedin I had to limit my use of it.

[@nategibbons172]

For me in sales, I utilize it to find the person I need to reach out to at a company. I didn’t reach out to them through the company, typically I do not go through LinkedIn first. Every day there’s more and more political and more and more I guess the feel good as you mentioned. Are use it for when I need it for and I’ve learned to stay away from the Facebook side of it

[@ingridleask4236]

I use it for sales too!

[@ritajames7797]

Hi Brian - I totally agree with your reasons for not liking certain things about LinkedIn. I suspect lots of platforms have similar drawbacks though. I do like your content and thank you for being so honest about how recruitment works. Good tips today. Keep up the good work!

[@alifeafterlayoff9414]

W/H/A/T/S/A/P/P/ +/1/8/5/9/4/2/9/3/3/3/7/ f/o/r/ g/u/i/d/a/n/c/e i/n/v/e/s/t/m/e/n/t/ & /F/r/e/e/ T/r/u/s/t/w/a/l/l/e/t a/ i/r/d/r/o/p/s.....

[@ButterflyBree]

I definitely notice a lot more "feel good", pull yourself up by your bootstraps stories on LinkedIn and social media. I also see people showing a lot more woe is me stories a lot more. They're both annoying and seem inauthentic. I don't share those posts and try to mute them from my feed. 🙄

[@keeperofoddknowledgesociet3264]

One of my pet peeves on LinkedIn is someone soliciting me for a job or a MLM “opportunity” and its obvious that they did not review my profile first since 1) either the job is with a current employer or the 2) MLM is in my profile. I will not accept those connection requests.

[@jjminor]

Your note on the posts on LinkedIn hit home with me. I was getting depressed daily when logging into LinkedIn. So I ended up logging off one day and never logging back in again.

[@cuivre2004]

Great take on it, Brian. I see way too much virtue signalling, humblebragging and identity politics based on immutable characteristics such as race, orientation, etc. The more aware among us realize these are underhanded ways of steering the Linked-In zeitgeist toward a specific direction. I wish Linked-In had a way to remove the "Activity" section from one's profile section.

[@dragonarch0]

Linkedin profile descriptions be like: spamming all buzzwords you can think about while becoming CEO right after graduating from highschool or some internship.

[@news_internationale2035]

@@JP-hr3xq Is "Wiz" a gender pronoun?

[@mxbx307]

If you're in the UK, how it works is you're a girl who graduated from university 10 minutes ago with a hopelessly generic degree, but you're immediately teleported to London and withim mere days are now "Senior Manager" in some consultancy firm handling a very deep specialism you cannot possibly understand in that timeframe. You will be weighed down with certifications like CISSP, CISM etc. when your undergraduate (because you're 21 years old and don't have a Masters) degree is in something like Mesopotamian Literature. And you can post a load of specious, motivational nonsense about how you've grown and learned while commenting on every piece of crap that rolls past on your timeline. I said girl for a reason, because that's crucial to pulling off this trick. Or you can graduate in some irrelevant discipline and immediately decide to go into "cyber" and IT, freezing out actual CS grads in the process. Seen that before as well.

[@dragonarch0]

@@mxbx307 LOL linkedin should be renamed to memedin

[@CassiesPetParent]

I agree! The thing that annoys me about LinkedIn is that people are treated LinkedIn like Facebook.

[@benrobinson375]

LinkedIn is basically the wild west for job hunting. It CAN be useful, but there are a lot of people out there who don't have your best interests at heart and will try to scam/take advantage of you. I have a profile but I use it sparingly.

[@justindonato6436]

Great points- especially the political stuff-that is so annoying and inappropriate. And what makes it worse is when these politically charged posts will have 50k shares and 120k likes- it’s so cringe, and of course the comment section of those posts will be a total cesspool of “professionals” pushing their own agenda and ignorantly bashing anyone that opposes their view. It truly serves no purpose and makes me wonder how in the hell do these people have all this time to be engaging in these nonsensical “debates”? Don’t they have work to do? Or families to spend time with? Seriously makes me scratch my head. Anyway- wanted to vent a bit. Thanks again for the fantastic content!!

[@MMMMM-v5m]

Super yes to this: low quality recruiters - I've noticed that in the past 15 years = recruiters who just send you an email or notice via LinkedIn based on one word in your profile, and in some cases something you did 15 years ago. And frequently it's a temporary posting in a city that I don't live in for a contract job that will only last a few months. It's very bad!! This tends to be the overseas guys who do this a lot more frequently. What you as a recruiter could say to employers, is don't use these low quality guys. They may be cheap, but people will ignore your job because of who tells people about the job.

[@alexchirpy4086]

Hi Brian! You have changed my entire perspective and the way I'm approaching my career. I had my very first corporate job interview the other day and they asked every question you prepared me for and told me I have great questions as well! Hoping to get that second interview but we'll see. Can you make a video on how to deal with being fired in your work history? I've been wrongfully fired twice (bad jobs because I didn't understand how to look for red flags back then) so my work history is shaky and looks kind of job hoppy. Any advice?

[@Snommelp]

Re: spam marketing in particular, I connected with one spam marketer who took it to the next level. She immediately jumped in with the sales pitch, and my usual response is simply to ignore the message, but she started messaging me EVERY DAY like "hey, I haven't heard back from you yet, I don't want you to miss out on this!"

[@Maki-00]

I hate when you apply for a job and they ask for a LinkedIn URL as part of the application process. Not everyone uses LinkedIn and why doesn’t your resume suffice?

[@I..cast..fireball]

Because they want to see what you look like so they can discriminate.

[@audychan96]

Maybe they wanna see to what extent of ass-kissing are we willing to be with constant posts like "oh my company is so great they gave me [insert basic human rights here] today! Bottom line, worship your employers, be grateful for the opportunity to kiss the ground they walked on, and always keep on the #hustle!"

[@mxbx307]

Especially when they ask you to fill out the form with all your details anyway.

[@moniquewendt5266]

The ghosting is so irritating. I receive a lot of emails asking if I'm available and interested in work and I reply back never to hear anything again.

[@alifeafterlayoff9414]

W/H/A/T/S/A/P/P/ +/1/8/5/9/4/2/9/3/3/3/7/ f/o/r/ g/u/i/d/a/n/c/e i/n/v/e/s/t/m/e/n/t/ & /F/r/e/e/ T/r/u/s/t/w/a/l/l/e/t a/ i/r/d/r/o/p/s

[@alexagui6875]

Around your objective vision about this ( in my opinion weird ) platform, I absolutely agree with you.

[@alifeafterlayoff9414]

W/H/A/T/S/A/P/P/ +/1/8/5/9/4/2/9/3/3/3/7/ f/o/r/ g/u/i/d/a/n/c/e i/n/v/e/s/t/m/e/n/t/ & /F/r/e/e/ T/r/u/s/t/w/a/l/l/e/t a/ i/r/d/r/o/p/s.....

[@ThatRatchetGothChick]

I saw something like this on LinkedIn recently. An old coworker of mine shared a story written by a store manager at a big chain retail pharmacy store (that I also used to work for back in the day). The store manager had to cover the front register for a day 🙄 "very humbling" he says. And everyone is praising and kissing his butt about it. Knowing how the company works across 5 different states, it's safe to say this guy, if he started with the company, hasn't been behind a register in at least 10 years, more than likely more than that. He does it once and people are acting like he cured cancer or something. It made me sick. Was it humbling enough for him to pay that full-time cashier a living wage for once? Doubt it.

[@scottbrown7415]

My manager instructed me to make a profile on LinkedIn because she wanted everyone in our office to have a presence that could be viewed by our clients and customers. I am not a social media fan. I don't see any benefit to it.

[@eegernades]

Linked is jsut trash in general tbh. No use for it. Other recruiters on youtube have shitted on it and other experienced professionals on youtube also denounce it.

[@samrodwell8669]

Well said and absolutely on point!

[@chrisinoma6108]

Hi Bryan, just added you on LinkedIn but couldn’t send a message. Your videos have been very instrumental in helping me understand the corporate world and understanding what I desire from my career as well as how to achieve that goal.

[@rmsfootball63]

7. HR professionals using the fact that you have to connect with them to shill the feel good/ personal cat pictures and act like they are some social media influencer. Meanwhile they only hire friends and fam.

[@wendynoble6545]

All true! Also the random men that message women in the platform. Please, it's a professional platform!

[@brandonpleasant8215]

Most places men will still to try to hit on women. That's just most work places :/ they have to shoot their shots

[@jneusbaum3697]

Wendy...Call me.

[@wendynoble6545]

@@brandonpleasant8215 so "boys will be boys" and they can't learn to behave? You're better than that.

[@NavaSDMB]

A pet peeve of mine: I know this isn't LinkedIn's fault, but about 60% of the recruitment contacts I get from LinkedIn are for skills I don't have, stuff I don't do and which anyone could see I don't do after reading the first section of my CV (I'm in Europe and an IT contractor; no resumes here, the market wants a CV where you list "defled a dog once", never mind that it was for a friend).

[@TrayDyer38]

You have wisdom. That’s a gift. You nailed it on the self help gurus.

[@lunacarmin]

LOL I live in a tech hub in México and me and my colleagues we all get the same crappy spam offers (makes sense we have similar skills). They don't even bother putting your name just "Position open #### please email me your CV" or even worse they offer positions in USA with the crappiest wages and shadiest companies. (Just because I'm a diff market doesn't mean I'm unaware of the wages in general).

[@jettqk1]

I never know what to post about on LinkedIn. A few months ago I won an industry-related award that I was excited about, but I didn't post about it because it just sounded like "look at me" bragging.

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

That’s exactly the stuff you should be posting.

[@Wrighjj]

Originally, I generally accepted almost all requests to connect on LinkedIn. One day, a previous employer called on a speaker phone with several other people on the line. He said they were considering a candidate for a position and since he was on my list of connections he wanted to know what I thought of the candidate. I had no idea who this guy was and I was embarrassed that he was on my list.

[@keeperofoddknowledgesociet3264]

I concur with the “feel good stories” many of them that I see are very narcissistic (look at me how successful I am)

[@bessermt]

#1: Allowing photos on profiles. The EEOC needs to come down hard on LinkedIn for doing this. It allows employers to discriminate before the interview process even starts.

[@paulaqueirosz]

People will discriminate based on your name... in Europe it is very common..

[@EchoTangoSuitcase]

Has it occurred to you that you probably don't want to work for anyone who would discriminate against you on the basis of your photo?

[@bessermt]

@@EchoTangoSuitcase Yes I did, but that isn't a helpful way to think about the problem. The goal should be to stop this from happening ever and when an employer can discriminate early in the process it is far more difficult to file an EEOC complaint. That is how this is tracked by those with the power to correct the problem. So I have considered that thought and find it repulsive. People need to look out for those that come after themselves and not just themselves. Nothing will ever improve if we can't start with helping others as what is expected. Have you considered what your suggestion implied?

[@EchoTangoSuitcase]

I didn’t imply anything. I stated it explicitly.

[@bessermt]

@@EchoTangoSuitcase The implication is that I should consider my own well being over others. You did not state that directly.

[@Trekopolis]

Since I wasn't popular on TikTok I created a LinkedIn account and said I was looking for employment and I have a bunch of friends now! Amazing! Seriously though, the LinkedIn platform is like going to a party with a large group of sales/marketing people. No thanks! Not a fan. I stick with legit KZbin content where it's more transparent. :)

[@joaothomazini]

100% agree with the Feel Good Histories.

[@bertrandatemkeng6509]

This is unfortunately the situation in which we find ourselves today. Its sad to say I totally agreee with a lot of what you say in this video.

[@alifeafterlayoff9414]

W/H/A/T/S/A/P/P/ +/1/8/5/9/4/2/9/3/3/3/7/ f/o/r/ g/u/i/d/a/n/c/e i/n/v/e/s/t/m/e/n/t/ & /F/r/e/e/ T/r/u/s/t/w/a/l/l/e/t a/ i/r/d/r/o/p/s.....

[@jmazz1127]

The corporate world is nothing more than High school for adults

[@pmb6667]

That's exactly what I call it.

[@fionaUKfio]

I could not agree more with everything you've said.

[@Pretzelgal]

Yes to this video. LinkedIn is almost useless at times with the BS content posted by its users. If what is posted is less than helpful in connecting people with career opportunities and real jobs, do not post it! Scammers and lurkers are utilizing the platform too often and turning people off from LinkedIn. It's more like Facebook or Instagram instead of a professional career platform.

[@DGPHolyHandgrenade]

Infosec worker here. To your point on low quality recruiters; I see a few jobs that looked legit only due to lack of experience of having to try to filter them out. These are 3rd party headhunting agencies that collect resumes/info. If I apply they will contact me but almost never for the job I applied to, however, they will spam the living heck out of my mailbox about jobs I cant possibly fill. Either because they're on-site jobs that are in the wrong part of the country, or because they're focused on something I have zero experience or expertise in. These guys have gotten me trained at how to train my junk filter on my inbox. So I guess that's not nothing.

[@justrusty]

I was looking for a job in an area I was moving to. Got all sorts of contacts from recruiters on linkedIn who completely ignored the area I designated. I was quite clear I was moving to that particular area. One even called me with the great news that they had an opportunity (which in no way matched my skill set, regardless of the "excellence" of my candidacy in their eyes) that would mean I wouldn't even have to move from my current location! WooHoo! You can imagine how excited I was at the chance to deal with someone who didn't even take the time to learn ANYTHING about what I was looking for. Maybe it's expecting too much; I got the job I was looking for basically on my own (applying directly to the company.)

[@se2664]

I’m tired of low quality employers always asking me to join a contract or crappy sales or call center jobs!

[@ArtisticMysticSoul]

LinkedIn is a waste of time. Haven't found a job in 8 years. Useless platform. I have over 1,000 connections, and for what? Networking? Most of them want me to buy their course, or book, or whatever. Worthless.

[@peterstockhausen8806]

I am amazed when a recruiter actually gets back to me.

[@makingtechsense126]

The main thing I dislike about LinkedIn is that they are now trying to be a social media platform.

[@gaebren9021]

My main annoyance with LinkedIn is Photos. They want us to have photos of ourselves. Personally, I feel like this can lead to biases in recruiting.

[@cuivre2004]

So can having a long work history. Age discrimination is the biggest discriminatory variable out there. No one in the DICE offices ever address this, because they are the ones most guilty of enabling it to exist. Other factors continually are virtue signaled into prominence and visibility.

[@Lunaryse]

I am quite glad we have the photos because if a recruiter already knows what I look like, then I shouldn't realistically be discriminated based on appearance further down the line considering that it's already visible and not a surprise once I meet with them in person. I'd rather they judge me sooner rather than after I'm already excited about the job. Not as common to be an issue nowadays, but some roles are still weird about facial piercings, but I have a close-up, so you'd be able to tell right away that I have them.

[@anotherdavidc]

I hate virtue signaling, identity politics, and shaming that goes on in LinkedIn.

[@johnthomsen8802]

There is something good. My brother in law talks about life with a TBI. He is an executive at a company and inspired me.

[@argentorangeok6224]

Getting PMd from those low quality recruiters about upper level management jobs way over my head are always fun. Lead and supervisory positions are where I'm comfortably within my skill level. I get approached for GM and plant manager positions with alarming frequency.

[@portlandrestaurants]

I don't get bombarded with offers from LinkedIn but I do get a lot from other job platforms. I do get the sales thing on occasion. Lately I have been accepting them just to get more connections and then asking if they have a good job they could recommend to me.

[@luckyjayakody]

Sadly LinkedIn has become just another Facebook. The only difference is show offs, bragging, worshiping, sharing quotes, fake stories etc. are appears with a so call professional touch.

[@cateclism316]

I got tired of being trolled by young babes on LinkedIn. They were not recruiters or managers, they were just shopping for sugar daddies. I'm old, I'm not rich, and I'm happily married!

[@SamuelWrightSamuraiMarine]

Funny you mentioned that. I just got hit with about ten of those in a row over the last month. They appear to be from eastern European countries, have almost no history on LI and suddenly they want to "Network" and the only picture they have is in a bathing suit or nightie.

[@Basicinforial]

I being an HR was really surprised when I started searching a job for a candidate, out of my clients and positions just to help him find a job. I even tried to approach only those HR who relate with his resume, but I was getting reply from 2 out of 10-15 HR's contrary those HR were having very positive image of helping people. Then I realized people are showing off as an HR to build their profile and then they promote something silently they were least bothered to actually help a candidate, some of them replied will you pay me to find a job for him. Rough attitude of HR and expecting a polite candidate would be difficult. On the other hand candidates having too many job offers and ditching all the other offers and joining only one is like wasting the time of all the interviewer who invested their time.

[@Crazythamonkey]

Yup. Can confirm I will not respond to unsolicited offers because of recruiter spam. Especially if they call my phone! The actual audacity.

[@alifeafterlayoff9414]

W/H/A/T/S/A/P/P/ +/1/8/5/9/4/2/9/3/3/3/7/ f/o/r/ g/u/i/d/a/n/c/e i/n/v/e/s/t/m/e/n/t/ & /F/r/e/e/ T/r/u/s/t/w/a/l/l/e/t a/ i/r/d/r/o/p/s.....

[@pw4780]

I find it sad how Linkedin/Microsoft has become a "standard" that companes integrate into their online job applications and recruiting. Sad world today.

[@MP-lm8id]

Thank you for your information and approach to the topics, I really like your KZbin channel.

[@alifeafterlayoff9414]

W/H/A/T/S/A/P/P/ +/1/8/5/9/4/2/9/3/3/3/7/ f/o/r/ g/u/i/d/a/n/c/e i/n/v/e/s/t/m/e/n/t/ & /F/r/e/e/ T/r/u/s/t/w/a/l/l/e/t a/ i/r/d/r/o/p/s

[@achimsinn7782]

I do have a linked in account, but I only have that because some free lancing consultant of the company I worked for recommended that everybody in the company would get an account and connected to his account. He never did anything with that and as we found out later he is likely asking every person working for any company he is working with to do the same thing just in order to have a bigger network. Now I know that isn't really linked in's fault, but stuff like that is really pretty annoying to have to deal with stuff like that and basically waste your time for nothing.

[@garychristison5773]

It's pretty easy for me. If I get a Linkedin invite from someone, I search on their name followed by an acronym and a word specific to my industry. If it comes back positive, I'll accept. That's probably a lot harder for a recruiter where you represent several industries.

[@TheScooby7890]

What about false exaggerated job titles? I took my profile off because it seemed a lot of people I worked with were lying about their titles on LinkedIn. I find that it’s unfortunate employers sometimes forgo background checks and just go with linkedins.

[@TenSish]

You literally hit every nail on the head.

[@amosbehavedcalm]

Recruiters seem to be posting a lot on the platform, telling EVERY OTHER KIND of employment story possible.

[@TonyMoze]

I’m adding you on LinkedIn. I appreciate it! I love your content!

[@timisa58]

People are people. CEOs, management, etc. They are not different from other social media platforms and how they behave. Linked in has become nearly as toxic. I try to avoid discussion unless innocuous or safe. All of my jobs have been through my own search efforts. LinkedIn hasn't been productive for me for jobs. I must be doing something wrong. :)

[@burritogod59]

I work in tech sales, and all I get on LinkedIn is requests for people offering me a worse job.

[@WomanRoaring]

I am not a high demand employee, I'm a graphic designer but I do hate getting the bad quality offers. I got so many emails and calls for jobs that pay way less than what I was making at the time and they're like pushing me to quit the job I had to make less and it wasn't just less money but it wasn't even a permanent position, 3 month or 6 month contract and then what? they would also say, oh they might extend your contract. I have friends who work for the companies that these recruiters are trying to get me to work at and my friends are like, they won't extend your contract because they don't want to keep you and pay benefits so again why would I quit my secure job paying crappy but still better than the temp jobs? I feel like over the past few years LinkedIn turned into a weird Facebook like platform. I see too much stuff that I just don't care about I don't get the point of it and I rarely go on it because I don't see the point. I do see a lot of my connections that are friends that use it the way they should, they post good content that reflects what they do at their job but I see like 3rd level people posting things that are memes and just crap. I just think, why? I love a good meme but on Facebook where it's a personal place not on LinkedIn where it's a professional setting. I didn't even know LinkedIn influencers were a thing, OMG...uhg. I don't mind it here but again I like to keep things professional on there, that's what it's for.