What's the deal with LinkedIn?
An interview with a CEO and hiring manager about the truth of linked in and how it serves you. If you are anything like me, at the start of your career LinkedIn was a true mystery of the corporate world. It was something everyone talked about, used, and seemed to understand completely, yet I had no idea about it. Did I miss the memo? Was there a class at university that nobody told me I needed to take? How did everyone understand the mystery of this strange mix of social media and recruiting nightmare? Eventually, I got a job where I had to utilize social media, and I finally spent some time with LinkedIn. It was not as confusing or scary as I initially thought. LinkedIn is simply a tool for professionals to find jobs. It's wrapped in a shiny facebook style package to boost engagement, but it's merely a recruiting tool. But does it help you to find jobs? Many applications these days ask for your profile, and there are applications available on the site as ...