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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by HisSmileHeal(m): 10:53am On Nov 17, 2020

person talk say pipu wey full LinkedIn too dey act like Dem no dey F**k...

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Sixfeetbelle: 10:54am On Nov 17, 2020

I think LinkedIn favours those with verifiable skills most especially in the IT or Engineering sector, other sections not so much. Fresh graduates with little to no experience hardly get job offers on LinkedIn.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by demefaboy(m): 11:00am On Nov 17, 2020

bamsz:

This is not true, have a good profile and update it regularly, be a professional in your field, you will get tired of declining offers. Speaking from experience

In some ways he is right. If u are not an IT or an engineer or a doctor on LinkedIn it would be hard to even get an offer in 8 years living in Nigeria. Most of what happens there is bragging. Let's see how professional your profile is that u feel others saying otherwise aren't

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Excelinpages(m): 11:03am On Nov 17, 2020

My first job, I used LinkedIn to connect to the two principal partners. When I met them in person, I naturally flowed as if I knew them before.

My second job: I saw the ad on LinkedIn and followed through after it was recommended by a friend.

In between, I have been headhunted plenty times (I get up to three every year) and I also get invites to interview and jobs.

I also get request to recommend people or share within my professional network.

Does LinkedIn work? Yes it does but you'll need a good profile and you'll also need to always check the platform.

Ask any question

#LinkedIn

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by montumonami(m): 11:04am On Nov 17, 2020

I wish I could. If I had the capacity I would have already linked someone by now.

Kingzy4pep:
Can you please link me up? I'm presently out of job. To think I spend most of my time on LinkedIn daily either networking or sending out applications.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by demefaboy(m): 11:04am On Nov 17, 2020

Excelinpages:
My first job, I used LinkedIn to connect to the two principal partners. When I met them in person, I naturally flowed as if I knew them before.

My second job: I saw the ad on LinkedIn and followed through after it was recommended by a friend.

In between, I have been headhunted plenty times (I get up to three every year) and I also get invites to interview and jobs.

I also get request to recommend people or share within my professional network.

Does LinkedIn work? Yes it does but you'll need a good profile and you'll also need to always check the platform.

Ask any question

#LinkedIn

Can we see your profile?

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by ConnectMee: 11:05am On Nov 17, 2020

At least on 3 different occasions, I have landed jobs with multinationals and bluechip organisations all from Linkedin.

Hardly will a month pass that I won't have recruiters both inside and outside the country poaching me for jobs.

I currently have 2 interviews scheduled with multinational companies that poached me via LinkedIn. Mind you, these are not even jobs I applied for.

Please take LinkedIn seriously if you are a job seeker or mid-level executive looking for better opportunities.

Connect with relevant professionals, use the right keywords, and share valuable content as often as you can.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Vulcan24(m): 11:09am On Nov 17, 2020

U already said tech guys,
That negates the intentions of the app

Anyways its full of ego....ppl who are not contributing anything to the economy full there and they keep recycling jobs and roles

Virtually all the users av worked in all the companies on the app.

It's a work club app.

Ppl who needs experience and skills should use Facebook, u just av to look well enough

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by demefaboy(m): 11:11am On Nov 17, 2020

ConnectMee:
At least on 3 different occasions, I have landed jobs with multinationals and bluechip organisations all from Linkedin.

Hardly will a month pass that I won't have recruiters both inside and outside the country poaching me for jobs.

I currently have 2 interviews scheduled with multinational companies that poached me via LinkedIn. Mind you, these are not even jobs I applied for.

Please take LinkedIn seriously if you are a job seeker or mid-level executive looking for better opportunities.

Connect with relevant professionals, use the right keywords, and share valuable content as often as you can.

Explain better please cause i have been there for years no job invitations. It seems top managers are more favored on the platform

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by guseman(m): 11:13am On Nov 17, 2020

I was invited for an interview but did not accept the offer back then in 2017.

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by demefaboy(m): 11:14am On Nov 17, 2020

Vulcan24:
U already said tech guys,
That negates the intentions of the app

Anyways its full of ego....ppl who are not contributing anything to the economy full there and they keep recycling jobs and roles

Virtually all the users av worked in all the companies on the app.

It's a work club app.

Ppl who needs experience and skills should use Facebook, u just av to look well enough

You are right, it's a very useless platform where top guns only know how to intimidate others

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Tolu121: 11:15am On Nov 17, 2020

Coldie:
If u are a Nigerian youth with all the resources available I Nigeria and you at still looking for a job u need serious help

Mad man

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by jamiudarex(m): 11:16am On Nov 17, 2020

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by officialfestus(m): 11:18am On Nov 17, 2020

Uyi168:
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Werey guy.

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by askakim(m): 11:28am On Nov 17, 2020

yes two times.. it all depends on ur cv package on LinkedIn

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Nobody: 11:29am On Nov 17, 2020

That linkedin is crap, have even deleted my account.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by okcharles(m): 11:30am On Nov 17, 2020

Yes! Yes! Yes!

In 2018, someone who new someone who needed someone for his company saw my profile on LinkedIn.

My profile matched what the recruiter wanted!

So this person got my phone number from LinkedIn, set up a meeting for an interview...

And I got the job!!!

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by DAVE5(m): 11:31am On Nov 17, 2020

Merimental:

no such tin as a Fresher.

all u need is experience in wat u do, open a LinkedIn account, follow reputable personalities n companies dat interest u, get d minimum 30 connections required on ur profile den everything is almost set to start getting u noticed by employers.

D more u build ur connections n profile, d beta ur chances.

I’m guessing you understand what he meant by fresher?

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by chuddyforlife(m): 11:33am On Nov 17, 2020

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Abiliboi: 11:37am On Nov 17, 2020

It's not for freshers from my own experience. several attempts without success

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by twosquare(m): 11:37am On Nov 17, 2020

Yes. Landed three gigs.

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by BlueBanana: 11:38am On Nov 17, 2020

ConnectMee:
At least on 3 different occasions, I have landed jobs with multinationals and bluechip organisations all from Linkedin.

Hardly will a month pass that I won't have recruiters both inside and outside the country poaching me for jobs.

I currently have 2 interviews scheduled with multinational companies that poached me via LinkedIn. Mind you, these are not even jobs I applied for.

Please take LinkedIn seriously if you are a job seeker or mid-level executive looking for better opportunities.

Connect with relevant professionals, use the right keywords, and share valuable content as often as you can.

Pls sir, what services do you offer?

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by dexterbam(m): 11:43am On Nov 17, 2020

Yes and it was a memorable one my profile did the job I received a call from the director of the company himself we talked,and negotiated and the rest was history it's one of my best job experience

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Kobicove(m): 11:47am On Nov 17, 2020

Haywhyluv:
Anyone that can help me build my LinkedIn

You don't need anyone to do that for you...just go and create an account for yourself then input your qualifications and job experience.

After that you send out a few friend requests

Be sure to use a professional looking pic, don't post a pic of yourself drinking a bottle of bear at a party

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Isaac348: 11:47am On Nov 17, 2020

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by UyaiIncomparabl(f): 12:02pm On Nov 17, 2020

PhillipPHD:
However LinkedIn is more toxic and oppressive than Instagram. Any day anytime.

This isn't a lie.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Digitalcreator(m): 12:06pm On Nov 17, 2020

I have gotten many proposition from companies on linkedin but at the end they need a full time digital marketer and am a freelancer i only work remotely or on contract basis

Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by uuzba(m): 12:07pm On Nov 17, 2020

Haywhyluv:
Anyone that can help me build my LinkedIn

LinkedIn is your CV.
Your experience.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Nobody: 12:11pm On Nov 17, 2020

Just a waste of time and a security threat to persons who post their personal lives there, e no dey reign again.

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by uuzba(m): 12:13pm On Nov 17, 2020

Sixfeetbelle:
I think LinkedIn favours those with verifiable skills most especially in the IT or Engineering sector, other sections not so much. Fresh graduates with little to no experience hardly get job offers on LinkedIn.

Then do what you must.
In Nigeria when, you write CV and apply, your CV is normally placed amongst a pool of other local Nigerian CVs. It is possible that all of you will write same, way, use same paper, write same English. So whoever will pick your CV will also have seen all the other CVs first and yours isn't looking too different.

But LinkedIn is an "international" CV market. And everybody is selling themselves with their best gear. They will write heaven and earth on their CV and put every possible experience they have to impress Bill Gates or Jeff Bezzos if possible.

As a Nigerian, better learn to write your CV with international standard if you want to be better seen on LinkedIn.
...not all this name, age, sex... CV

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Re: Have You Ever Gotten A Job Through Linkedin, Share Your Experience by Nobody: 12:20pm On Nov 17, 2020

Haywhyluv:
Anyone that can help me build my LinkedIn

With the knowledge I have...yes I can

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