Most irritating things you&#x27;ve seen on LinkedIn?

Original post by gr8wizard10

profiles with no pics

But that's not really pretension, which looks to be the key irritation of the people in this thread. No pic just makes stalking slightly more difficult.

Reply 43

Hahaha, I am truly surprised you know what a PIP form is. Is this what they have you doing at your law clinic?

By most accounts, working in DWP is a semi-professional job. But I see you're talking about volunteers.

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username3612318

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people who write 'incoming job X' like congrats youve got an offer but can't you wait until you actually start the post. no need to show off and get others stressed out esp if its an early offer :/

people who pay for linkedin... they can see you if youre on a stalking spree :frown:

when you message people, the same age as you, who write in a very posh manner when you both know that's not how they talk if you sent them the same message on whatsapp :/ give your text a bit of flavour please, no kind regards.

when you friend request someone and they keep you on hold for agesss, reject me with your chest

Reply 45

TimmonaPortella

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Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

BPTCs who have themselves in a wig as their profile pic.

I keep seeing BPTC grads describe themselves as Barrister (unregistered). Sometimes even in their taglines.

I mean technically you're correct, but how do you not realise that most people cringe when they read that?

Reply 46

Original post by TimmonaPortella

I keep seeing BPTC grads describe themselves as Barrister (unregistered). Sometimes even in their taglines.

I mean technically you're correct, but how do you not realise that most people cringe when they read that?

I like the Barristers-at-Law ones too.

Alright, pal, didn't know you did your pupillage under Scrutton in 1901.

Reply 47

Original post by PEking

people who write 'incoming job X' like congrats youve got an offer but can't you wait until you actually start the post. no need to show off and get others stressed out esp if its an early offer :/

people who pay for linkedin... they can see you if youre on a stalking spree :frown:

when you message people, the same age as you, who write in a very posh manner when you both know that's not how they talk if you sent them the same message on whatsapp :/ give your text a bit of flavour please, no kind regards.

when you friend request someone and they keep you on hold for agesss, reject me with your chest

I think doing that means you can find others who are going to do the same thing/others can find you more easily. Particularly for the programmes with like 50 people entering. Knowing people beforehand is always useful

If its a full time job offer, then that's basically standard lol. You can leverage it for other opportunities, happens all the time.

Reply 48

Ahh, my bad. I didn't realise where this thread had gone. Just ended up with OCD people complaining about split infinitives and people setting pics up slightly off centre. Okaaaaay ...

The only reason lack of profile pic bothers me is when I see someone a lot more successful than me, doing a lot more things, and they don't give me the opportunity to make myself feel better by making fun of their face. That for me is the ultimate crime of selfishness. Think of others, people.

Reply 49

I have lived in the grown-up world. That **** wasn't for me.

But I am just being honest. You're telling me you've not seen someone with a first from Cambridge Law doing the JD at Harvard, seen his picture and internally said "Yeah, but look at the state of that little twonk!" If you say you haven't, maybe you're just a better person than me.

Reply 50

In the words of Biggie, never lose; never choose to.

Reply 51

Puddles the Monkey

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I hope his business will be successful. Starting a business is probably the easy step...!

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username3612318

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Original post by Caesar333

I think doing that means you can find others who are going to do the same thing/others can find you more easily. Particularly for the programmes with like 50 people entering. Knowing people beforehand is always useful

If its a full time job offer, then that's basically standard lol. You can leverage it for other opportunities, happens all the time.

thats why we have forums, get to know people on here for instance. there are always whatsapp gcs going on.

i agree that using your FT offer to leverage for other jobs is fair&wise, but surely it's better to do it in private. email whoever it is you want to work for, telling them you've received an offer and I'm sure they'll fast-track you somehow (ive done it personally, and it works. my linkedin is nearly empty). the way i see it is that if everyone has an offer from a reputable institution on Linkedin surely that decreases any chance of a recruiter noticing you as they have 49 other people with the same job offer in their bio. emailing them gives you a better chance tbf.

Reply 53

squirrology

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> When people inbox you saying "Hello" but don't get to the point with why they're messaging me, it's not Facebook.

> The "motivational" paragraphs can get annoying, I would say 90% of the time they clog up my feed.

> When people don't update their sections, I recently received a notification on how one of my colleagues has reached 1 year of employment at a company she left months ago. She frequently uses Linkedin as well so I don't understand why she can't take the time to update her sections.

> Friends endorsing their friends on skills which are complete lies

> When you browse other peoples profiles and forget to set it on private mode

Original post by Kyber Ninja

People who subscribe to the premium membership on there.

this.

Reply 54

squirrology

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Original post by Tubbz

People who manipulate their job titles just enough to sound way more qualified than they actually are:

Senior Powertrain Gearbox Specialist Lead Engineer - Advanced Apprentice.

This is way too common - I know people who call themselves Software Engineers or Network Infrastructure engineers, but really they're just Technology Apprentices.

Reply 55

Exactly! Im actually in year 13 and ive given up sorting my profile out. Had to make one for a work experience opportunity I managed to get through cold emailing but its honestly extremely inconvenient.

I think however that since these issues are universal, people will not care too much about it, you just have to make sure your CV is up to scratch

Reply 56

Original post by PEking

thats why we have forums, get to know people on here for instance. there are always whatsapp gcs going on.

i agree that using your FT offer to leverage for other jobs is fair&wise, but surely it's better to do it in private. email whoever it is you want to work for, telling them you've received an offer and I'm sure they'll fast-track you somehow (ive done it personally, and it works. my linkedin is nearly empty). the way i see it is that if everyone has an offer from a reputable institution on Linkedin surely that decreases any chance of a recruiter noticing you as they have 49 other people with the same job offer in their bio. emailing them gives you a better chance tbf.

Linkedin is the best place, it's a social media for professionals, far better than TSR forums.

Headhunters will use linkedin, the inmail ft is also very useful too.

Ultimately though, you can do all of the stuff and use linkedin as a means of finding opportunities. It's not one or the other, and having "incoming" on your profile simply looks more professional and gets attention more easily. I dont think the students who do it care about what bitter people without offers will think of them, no offence.

Reply 57

Toy Soldiers

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Original post by squirrology

This is way too common - I know people who call themselves Software Engineers or Network Infrastructure engineers, but really they're just Technology Apprentices.

Haha! I see this a lot too for my apprenticeship colleagues. I'd say I am guilty of it too as I don't put down Apprentice in my heading/tagline, but instead put my role as an Analyst.

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username3612318

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Original post by Caesar333

Linkedin is the best place, it's a social media for professionals, far better than TSR forums.

Headhunters will use linkedin, the inmail ft is also very useful too.

Ultimately though, you can do all of the stuff and use linkedin as a means of finding opportunities. It's not one or the other, and having "incoming" on your profile simply looks more professional and gets attention more easily. I dont think the students who do it care about what bitter people without offers will think of them, no offence.

Linkedin isn't the best place for people our age to make real connections with one another. people use TSR, Snapchat, Whatsapp and etc. I'd agree though if you're trying to network with a banker, even then talking via email/whatsapp/calling is way more effective.

tbf best source of opportunities isn't linkedin, its honestly TSR/actual friends. linkedin has turned into a hub of wannabe influencers.

having 'incoming' doesn't make you professional, it makes you look quite arrogant and boastful. you wouldn't tell every HR/banker person you meet in real life you've got an offer from bank X so why is it deemed for it be okay virtually?

regardless, its my opinion against yours. no point in arguing any further.

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