LinkedIn

Cromulent · 4 Jul 2025 at 18:50

I've just put my CV online and decided I might as well set up a LinkedIn account but I'm not sure what people use it for. I guess I can post updates to projects I am working on but I already have a blog for things like that (I have linked my CV to the blog already). I guess I can also start following random people or companies I'm interested in. Do you use it and if so what for? Or should I just not bother?

Cromulent · 4 Jul 2025 at 18:57

throwaway4372 said:
LinkedIn is the main job site for tech jobs. Fill in your profile, connect to people you've worked with.

I use it to check out the experience of people I work with. (kinda crazy you don't get given everyone's cvs when you join a team imo, are you meant to telepathically know what they're all good at or what)

I use it to apply for jobs. Avoid getting side-tracked by recruiters tho.

Thank you. Will do. I'll have a hunt around and see what is going on in my area.

Cromulent · 4 Jul 2025 at 19:22

Hmm. Did you verify your account with Persona? It seems to use the NFC chip in your passport.

Cromulent · 8 Jul 2025 at 09:42

slinxy said:
I’m verified by my work email address as we use (or meant to use) LinkedIn for training as a partner.

They purchased the Lynda training platform a few years back and thetraining is meant to be quite good.

I tend to use my CV as billeting points in my recent career, 2 sides of a A4 isn’t enough to detail my entire career. That’s where LinkedIn comes in. You can put as much or as little details on it as you want. Portfolios and projects you worked on, verified certifications and scores, additional skills that you have that the role isn’t asking for.

Have LinkedIn hold everything about you work wise.

Copy and paste the parts that you need to customise a CV for the role that you are going for.

Covering letter is generic..

Thank you for taking the time to…

you are applying for the role as you will be great at it, because…..

You have experience in xyz
You are keen to develop in abc
You have a track record of qwerty

Thank you and hope to hear back soon.

Side note, it’s worth googling yourself a few weeks after to see if the information you put on LinkedIn has been stolen/sold to a third party, you may want to ask the third party to remove it. I got flooded with LinkedIn messages via a third party app til I got them to remove me.

I tend to ignore the “social” media side and black hole any recruiters.. a lot of them cba to even look at my current role and company let alone my certifications and experience before offering me a 1st line support desk role.

Thank you. Very useful!