Nephew keeps getting banned on LinkedIn. How do I help?

Drumbaker said:
Quartz...THIS IS COMMON AT THE MOMENT..On LINKEDIN... Hundreds are getting locked out of Their Accounts, ( including Me after 13 Years )..See the other Forums such as Trust Pilot etc....I find it upsetting I have built up many High Profile Connections. All that work has been lost..I have spent hours trying to get the ID scan verification to work..
I have contacted Linkedin Customer Services, also through twitter (X)..all They do is send ridiculous suggestions that do not work..The only reason I can think of, is that They are getting rid of Their non paying Members...Although I find it hard to believe, They state They have 44 Million Members in UK, ( how is this possible with a Population of 60 million , unless babies are joining up ?? )
.IT SEEMS .ITS THE SAME OLD STORY,, THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN LOYAL CONTRIBUTING /POPULAR MEMBERS ,, *BUT MONEY
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This reply made me want to hurt myself
 
Quartz said:
My nephew is graduating this year so a LinkedIn profile is important to him.
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I'm not sure it is important for a typical grad with little to no professional work experience, it might be a little bit useful for the job postings but those will be advertised elsewhere. Perhaps much more useful once employed with a current role listed, some experience and skills etc..

He's probably better off taking advantage of as many career events as he can find from his uni and those advertised for graduates, go along and actually meet employers/hiring managers face to face. For big employers, this will maybe just be HR people and some random employees (still useful if it bypasses applicant tracking systems/leads to invites to recruitment events like hackathons) but or small/medium size employers some of the people at the events might actually be hiring managers, founders etc. showing some interest there and making a good impression could easily lead to them wanting to follow up with an interview.

He should look on the website of his uni careers office to find out about any general events, he should sign up for any industry-specific mailing lists too - sometimes there might be a specific tech recruitment event or even just a particular employer visiting to give a presentation.

Secondly don't discount his own department too, the careers office might handle general recruitment stuff but also in some cases, he might well find that employers periodically reach out to his department too - if there is an opportunity to carry out his final year dissertation in conjunction with a company then that's an obvious way into a grad job if he makes a good impression. Can try and proactively make that happen by asking around too, reaching out to lecturers/companies if applicable.

Essentially there's a lot of value in finding ways to get in front of a hiring manager without going through the application tracking system thousands of CVs disappear into, former colleagues and recruiters on LinkedIn can indeed help with this but typically once he's established in a field. He should pop into or phone up his uni careers department - they not only have events etc.. but they might offer help with structuring a CV, practice interviews etc.. and indeed help in setting up a LinkedIn profile!
 
[FnG]magnolia said:
I don't think they're missing you too much.

Strong first post etc etc
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BUT MY 750 CONNECTIONS SAY THEY ARE.(.By personal message.)...I Post informative information regularly ( lots of likes ) I did not make it clear in My Post. That Linkedin are trying to get Members to pay for expensive Premium Membership
 
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