LinkedIn is currently the world’s largest professional network, with over 100million active members. It provides quick access to employment resources and contributes with an impressive database to continuously increasing competitiveness amongst worldwide professionals. And most important, it’s free to sign up and navigate (unless you’re looking for premium accounts, but that is another story). Many recruitment consultants advice their clients to create a strong LinkedIn profile and consequently, capable professionals, challenged against powerful working environments, succeed in obtaining the desired role.
However, as it always happens, there are a number of professionals which strongly disagree with the use of LinkedIn in setting and maintaining durable professional relationships. The group in question argues that LinkedIn networking is less efficient than face to face networking.
As I understood, participating in similar debates, it appears that the first step taken by some employers in selecting resumes is looking up for the candidate’s profile on LinkedIn. And, if not satisfactory, the resumes is put aside and forgotten about it.
In my opinion, LinkedIn has advantages and disadvantages. The main plus of LinkedIn would be its worldwide recognition and use: both employers and employees have access to large resources and therefore increase their chances to find the best fit. The main disadvantage would be the lack of personal interaction. However, this can be further argued: LinkedIn is used in order to find the best profiles that suit one’s needs; but phone and face to face interviews are always carried on before final employment arrangements being made.
Am very much interested in hearing your opinion!
Other sites that debate the above issue:
http://www.bnet.com/blog/evil-hr-lady/unemployed-for-a-long-time-try-this/2627?tag=mantle_skin;content
http://www.gautamblogs.com/2011/07/linkedins-apply-button-and-india-effect.html#comment-266447513
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