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Ask HN: How important is linkedin and other social networks for recruiters?

2 points by FullMetalBitch ↗ HN
I am scared of social networks, I don't trust any of them but recently I atended a conference and some HR people gave an huge importance to Linkedin, how much does someone without an account miss? Are recruiters going to worry that I have no presence in them? Am I going to be asked about it?

Is it worth to sacrificy privacy to get a job? I guess that last question is up to each one.

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babyArte
It is very easy to reach people in b2b with Linkedin, also for hiring just in my case it's been 2 jobs i've gotten by connecting on linkedin.
zerotolerance
Having a presence on SM is critical if you're in a phase of your career where you will benefit from being "discovered" by recruiters. Those tools help recruiters and sales people scale. But more importantly having a presence on SM does not require a privacy sacrifice. The sacrifice comes from a thousand microchoices in what you share. Follow 4 steps to get the primary benefit:

1. Sign up. 2. Post a CV/resume. 3. Configure notifications to push email or SMS. 4. Then log out

If you don't "claim" your online identity, you risk having it claimed by someone else.