Do you use LinkedIn?

[undeterred]

I am looking for a job and I just signed up a month ago. I have to say I think its a pretty good networking tool even though I haven't gotten a job yet... I can see how it really connects you to a huge number of people in a really short time.

[elehhhhna]

1. Make sure ya look at their jobs boards in your specialty --

they're generally pretty good.

[undeterred]

5. The reason I signed up is because a recruiter told me

that those job boards are quite expensive for recruiters to use- so only some of the high end agencies use them.

In a bad economy companies will get all the applicants they need without much spending money. But its cheaper for recruiters to find people through linkedin and cheaper for jobseekers to get more exposure through it than through job boards alone, apparently.

[elehhhhna]

6. i mean the linked in "groups" job boards.

they're free so they get mucho listings

[undeterred]

7. Oh, you're way ahead of me.

I didn't even know about those yet!

[elehhhhna]

8. i'm a headhunter

lol

[undeterred]

9. I guess that's no less flattering than being called a "shrink"

:hi:

[bigwillq]

2. No (nt)

[TBF]

3. yes i think it's a pretty good resource -

I put up a profile even though I'm not seriously looking - just thought I'd start working on it because my youngest goes to kindergarten next year. Within a few days of posting it a couple of people contacted me with good temp jobs in the area. Didn't take them because I wasn't interested in that sort of thing, but it was amazing how quickly folks called.

[peace4ever]

4. I do, and I just came back from an overseas interview

all expenses paid =)

won't hear for another week or so if I got the job, but either way, it was a great experience.

gl