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wyldfire
Note to self: ask LinkedIn to give us metrics about how many solicitations we receive as a ratio over the null account (Sea Bream will suffice as a null account).
ksaj
There is a huge difference between head hunter solicitations and a job offer. Hilarious thread either way.
kstenerud
People do unsolicited job offers on LinkedIn? Or is that part of the joke?
SketchySeaBeast
Do you not have a LinkedIn account? I've only got about 5 years experience and live nowhere near the centre of the tech hub, but I'll get at least a couple a week. For people near the centre/with lots of buzzwords it must be crazy.
koube
I have never recieved an unsolicited job offer from linkedin. There is a world of difference between a recruiter message and a job offer.
newen
Yeah, a lot of people here confusing job offers and recruiter messages.
commandlinefan
You know what he means.
koube
And you know what I mean. Saying you get tons of job offers off of linkedin is wildly misleading, even if people can guess at what you actually mean. If I did this in real life people would give me a strange look and then immediately clarify.
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pickle-wizard
I've got a picture of my cat, that looks like a professional headshot. I've been thinking about making her a linked in profile. I never thought about using it to troll recruiters though. I thinking more along the lines to she how many people would accept the connection invite.
fhbdukfrh
When a recruiter sends you unsolicited job postings it's not a job offer, it's advertising for the supply side of their business. This response is not surprising.
ctime
I’ve been employed by a clearly fake company name for years (wont mention it here, but its clearly to deflect recruiters and a bit of an experiment).

I’ve had a number of “colleagues” approach me and try to add me to their network. Seems highly unlikely these would be real people or people with some kind of genuinely innocent intent.

muckrakerz
These aren't offers. These are letters of inquiry. They tend to be automated and based on key words. So you have key words that generated interest.
Paraesthetic
I have personally set up a linkedin account (of basically me in 20 years), I use it to look up people when I dont want to know I am looking them up. I have personally had about 30 invitations to speak at conferences, job offers or people asking for career advice. I find it hilarious everytime, and often consider seeing how far I could go with accepting to speak at a conference, and the demands I could make.