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leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
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LinkedIn

Having been a subscriber to LinkedIn for a few years and found it very useful are there any other members who are subscribers and if so do they wish to link up with other RRS forum members?

Wed Oct 27 2010 9:09pm

anthony-apl

Member Since: 07 Oct 2007
Location: sunny stockport
Posts: 259

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A mate of mine mentioned it the other week actually will check it out

I think he gets business contacts through it is this right ?? 16 model year yulong white autobiography
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Wed Oct 27 2010 9:20pm

leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
Posts: 1368

Very good networking medium and worth checking out

Wed Oct 27 2010 9:35pm

Kaine

Member Since: 27 May 2006
Location: Hills of Shropshire
Posts: 8902

yep - use it

Wed Oct 27 2010 10:11pm

BKHK

Member Since: 05 May 2008
Location: Perth
Posts: 1941

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I won't set up my own account because I think that there is a lot of exaggeration in the profiles.

A bloke I work with has his profile on Linked In. He cuts and pastes proposals together for customers. But when you read his Linked In profile you would think that he had direct management responsibility for the company's commercial business worth $billions.

In reality, the guy is a bit of a goose. Linked In let's you be who you want to be with insufficient checks and balances to weed out the BS merchants. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
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Wed Oct 27 2010 10:17pm

MAW

Member Since: 06 May 2006
Location: Lincs
Posts: 3104

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That is the same in most online environments - I am on there and it has uses....

Wed Oct 27 2010 10:37pm

chris mc

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Dundee
Posts: 950

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I am on it but never use it much.

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/chris-mclean/21/a40/420

Thu Oct 28 2010 7:12am

leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
Posts: 1368

BKHK wrote:
I won't set up my own account because I think that there is a lot of exaggeration in the profiles.

A bloke I work with has his profile on Linked In. He cuts and pastes proposals together for customers. But when you read his Linked In profile you would think that he had direct management responsibility for the company's commercial business worth $billions.

In reality, the guy is a bit of a goose. Linked In let's you be who you want to be with insufficient checks and balances to weed out the BS merchants.

I think he cant have many connections as they would know he is a Bull *******, you cant really lie in your profile on LinkedIn and get away with it.

Thu Oct 28 2010 8:47am

leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
Posts: 1368

chris mc wrote:
I am on it but never use it much.

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/chris-mclean/21/a40/420

Chris you have an invitation.

Thu Oct 28 2010 8:47am

chris mc

Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Dundee
Posts: 950

leedsunited wrote:
chris mc wrote:
I am on it but never use it much.

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/chris-mclean/21/a40/420

Chris you have an invitation.

Cheers,

It is a bit different to use, i am still very much getting used to finding my way around it.

I joined to primarily get my business out there and recognised.

Thu Oct 28 2010 12:04pm

leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
Posts: 1368

Chris - Think the big benefit is to seek out all the forums that may be pertinet to your business and also local for networking. One that i am in is The Yorkshire Mafia, 4000 members and geared to social events, networking Yorkshire businesses to do business with Yorkshire based companies.

Noticed your industry and you may be subscribed to this group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=85890&mostPopular= if not worth joining. Also another which a friend of mine is involved with http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2020972&mostPopular=

Once you get into it i am sure you will find it very useful but as they say you only get out what you put in.

Thu Oct 28 2010 1:26pm

Jonny Fresh

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Manchester
Posts: 3586

LinkedIn is a waste of time in my opinion......

Thu Oct 28 2010 1:33pm

leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
Posts: 1368

Jonny Fresh wrote:
LinkedIn is a waste of time in my opinion......

That is what i thought two years ago but it helped me secure a position and in turn lead me to a £70K order, so not a bad return for a little bit of work.

Thu Oct 28 2010 1:39pm

2nd Rower

Member Since: 12 Nov 2007
Location: Upside Down
Posts: 1382

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leedsunited wrote:
BKHK wrote:
I won't set up my own account because I think that there is a lot of exaggeration in the profiles.

A bloke I work with has his profile on Linked In. He cuts and pastes proposals together for customers. But when you read his Linked In profile you would think that he had direct management responsibility for the company's commercial business worth $billions.

In reality, the guy is a bit of a goose. Linked In let's you be who you want to be with insufficient checks and balances to weed out the BS merchants.

I think he cant have many connections as they would know he is a Bull *******, you cant really lie in your profile on LinkedIn and get away with it.

There are two types in my view... Those that lie, and those that exaggerate.. I've easily uncovered exaggeration in traditional paper CV's when interviewing, so as long as you conduct the same due diligence you should be able to work out those to believe... and if you don't believe them don't link them and don't provide a recommendation!
I know a guy who in 10 years in an org was acting CEO for the 9 months before he left.. His profile now shows just one role for his ten year stint "CEO".. go figure!

Thu Oct 28 2010 10:34pm

flydive

Member Since: 17 May 2007
Location: South
Posts: 1213

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

Yes I'm on it too, got there after a couple of invitation from friends in the same line of work, but I do not use it much, should do more. '08 RRS TDV8
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Fri Oct 29 2010 10:01am

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