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A potential problem with this approach would be competition: posters who are desperately looking for a job will keep trying to one-up each other with their accomplishments, and it could get ugly.


I wouldn't think so. Just stick your skill set and history down, along with what sort of company or area you're looking for and a way to be contacted.

Although recruiters will probably go wild all over it and nobody really wants that, do they?


> Although recruiters will probably go wild all over it and nobody really wants that, do they?

Surely if you include "No recruiters please." they will respect that? Or am I naive?


Hopelessly so.

I put "No recruiters" on every single section of my LinkedIn profile, yet they still e-mailed. Eventually I removed every single detail from it. Even now I get the odd message.


Look at it from their point of view:

They get a significant portion(10% or more) of your first years salary if you get hired. It's a numbers game and the more people they call the more money they make. They have a thick skin and the only thing stopping them from that money is a brief no from you. They will definitely try.


You are naive


Like that's never been a problem on the job posting side of things...


see now im more interested




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