linked out?

Linked in is a site for business professionals whos operations are somewhat similar to facebook. It provides a way for companies and those willing to be employed to find each other. This seems like an easy solutions to job searchs and networking, but it may be more complicated than that. Although this provides an easy way for people to find each other it can also serve as a barrier to reality. Someone can make a profile for themselves that isn’t totally truthful or real. So employers and employees alike need to be careful.

I once had a professor talk about the pros and cons of linked in. she said that she tries to use linked in as little as possible. It may be good networking but sometime its uncontrollable. She worries that just because she is friends with someone on linked in people will interpret it as her recommending them to certain employers. She wants to make sure that when she does try and network people she is suggesting people that she has full confidence in. Sending a bad worker to an employer could in turn give her a bad reputation and prevent other hard workers from being recommended. The site has its pros and cons, it just needs to be used carefully by all. Although joining linked in could definitely be to your advantage whether you are searching or looking.