Friday, June 17, 2011

To be or not to be: Linkedin

I've been closely monitoring my Linkedin account, trying to decide whether or not it is actually useful.  I already have a Facebook so I don't need another website to socially navigate cyberspace - I want a good, professional networking website that actually works to my benefit.

So far, I have arranged my resume/portfolio into my profile uniformly enough.  Also, I have made 56 connections, mostly people of all calibers from past jobs and classmates from school.  The next step seems to be references/recommendations.  I emailed out a few requests hoping to get lucky, we'll see what this profile section completion does for my experience.  If all else fails, at least it will be nice to get a little third party, objective perspective on my work ethic, performance, general attitude, etc.

In summary, Linkedin is still up for debate in my opinion.  I have yet to understand it's purpose for me.

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