TIPS & MYTHS
What they’re good for and what they’re not.
SUMMARY:
Unless you’re already a sought-after person who gets calls from recruiters out of the blue, or perhaps an experienced tech person, your chances of getting a good offer from a desirable employer through an on-line job board are in the neighborhood of one in a hundred—if your qualifications are competitive. Your chances of being contacted by low-end operators, who may or may not be employers, are much higher. And you’ll get a lot of spam.
As far as job boards are concerned, LinkedIn is just another job board. LinkedIn does, however, offer other benefits. But people still spend far more time there than it’s worth—just as with any other addictive social medium.
“Every crowd has a silver lining.”
— P.T. Barnum