Linkedin is getting pretty spammy lately. Is there any equivalent platform (mature or otherwise) that is a clone/competitor/etc…? I really dont want to get premium just to message people. Image is the post, on Linkedin, someone who I agree with.

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    3 months ago

    LinkedIn kinda works because of the size. Federated communities are generally smaller. I wouldn’t use one to find a job or to network

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      3 months ago

      You don’t need a billion users to be an effective network. I once got a part time job writing a program for the government from posting on a BBS that had a few hundred users.

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      3 months ago

      Agreed.

      I think that just starting with networking might be the way to go. I mean if someone wants to a market a fedi alternative, they would have a huge advantage on software developers, server hosters, and generally our small communities.

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    LinkedIn to me is just a platform where I go to get spammed by recruiters or watch middle managers passionately kiss corporate ass with motivational posts about how brilliant work is or how teamwork is so great.

    It’s also a place where I add work connections that I otherwise wouldn’t send a Facebook friend request to.

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      3 months ago

      headhunter used to be a real profession, when companies struggled to find applicants. now companies use AI to delete 9x% of applicants, based on keywords, etc.

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    3 months ago

    On the microblogging side of the fedi, “fedihire” and “jobalert” hashtags seem to be frequently used for job postings, and “getfedihired” and “jobsearch” for those posting that they are looking.

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    It’s a sales website for my labor. Free advertising for me as the provider. I look for work and have resumes in other markets as well but why skip something so basic? And with the exception of the verification nonsense with my ID, everything told them isn’t just factual information, it’s stuff I want known, the opposite private information.

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    3 months ago

    The second paragraph in the image answers the question in the first paragraph.

    I get occasional spam messages on LinkedIn from people that paid to spam me. It’s annoying, but not a big deal. I found a new job by keeping track of companies posts on LinkedIn. I tried their free premium option when I was job hunting but it was a waste of time.