I read the blurb about the "Open to Opportunities" feature and switched it on:
https://blog.linkedin.com/2016/10/0...ly-signal-to-recruiters-youre-open-to-new-job
Today I received an e-mail from LinkedIn informing me of the companies that have come across my profile since switching it on. Imagine my surprise, when right there in the middle of the list, was my current company.
Given the inference from above, and the fact that LinkedIn has an abundance of intelligent code behind the scenes, surely it is a single line of code to prohibit recruiters from your current company from seeing your profile.
Unless they are seeing only content, and not names, I can't see the logic behind this. Even then, the unique aspects of my role that I advertise, are enough to pinpoint exactly who it is.
Needless to say I switched the option off immediately.
https://blog.linkedin.com/2016/10/0...ly-signal-to-recruiters-youre-open-to-new-job
Today I received an e-mail from LinkedIn informing me of the companies that have come across my profile since switching it on. Imagine my surprise, when right there in the middle of the list, was my current company.
Given the inference from above, and the fact that LinkedIn has an abundance of intelligent code behind the scenes, surely it is a single line of code to prohibit recruiters from your current company from seeing your profile.
Unless they are seeing only content, and not names, I can't see the logic behind this. Even then, the unique aspects of my role that I advertise, are enough to pinpoint exactly who it is.
Needless to say I switched the option off immediately.