Very interested to see how this plays out! I had no idea that LinkedIn was planning to expand their social site in this way. I think it is a large undertaking to have "all" open jobs and the skills required on their site, but I think if they can accomplish it, it would definitely show an impact to current unemployed market, and also those looking to make career moves.
This sounds to be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient to go to one social media outlet to find every job that is available; however, there are so many other sites that one wouldn't want to overlook.
This looks to be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient to go to one social media outlet to find all jobs that are available; however, there are so many other sites that offer job information, one woldn't want to overlook those.
This sounds to be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient to go to one social media outlet to find every job that is available; however, there are so many other sites that one wouldn't want to overlook.
This would be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient for job seekers to access only one social media site. However, there are many sites that provide job information and most likely would continue to attract job seekers.
The growth of LinkedIn is amazing, and its potential expansion looks to be an overwhelming project. However, this should have an impressive impact globally on the job market for not only be helpful to those looking for new jobs but also those wanting to change career paths.
A non-profit group that I volunteer as the Chair uses a LinkedIn page. It has been really useful to attract new members and advertise events. We haven't used the advertising but we do have volunteer positions opened as we need them. Since starting the group page it shined a little more light on my personal LinkedIn page. I get a lot more traffic as far as employers because of the new group. Once I start my own business LinkedIn will be one of my marketing strategies.
I sit on the board of a non-profit group that has a LinkedIn page. This has helped since our group markets to engineers and manufacturers. Most everyone in this field has a LinkedIn account. We setup a page, a new group, and we also have volunteer jobs posted as they are available. One nice thing about having this in LinkedIn is it also drives employers to your personal LinkedIn account. The majority of head hunters contact me through LinkedIn so I do think this will make an impact on unemployment. How comfortable people are about making a change when the economy still feels a little shaky is another question...
After abandoning social media a few years back, maybe now is the time I should reestablish my social media presence. I had no idea LinkedIn could be harnessed as a business marketing tool.
I agree that this will be a near impossible task for LinkedIn, however, a lot of good will come from this project. It will help identify what fields are opening up and what qualifications are necessary to achieve certain positions. For example, someone who has a goal to be a director in an HR firm may see that most of these positions require Six Sigma training. An individual can begin working towards this certification early on in his/her career instead of learning about the qualification after hitting a glass ceiling.
LinkedIn is smart to leverage their wide professional user base with a job connection function to provide employers and potential employees access to data in regards to open positions. With the unemployment rate remaining stagnant around 7% this will likely be a success for the company. Networking is becoming a critical tool to finding new employment within a company. My main concern is the scope of the project with Mr. Weiner stating that he “wants to include every job available”. I believe he will not best serve LinkedIn’s current target market customers, which generally consist of business professionals, by advertising part time and even low wage jobs such as retail and food service.
I think that the main challenge that LinkedIn will face is getting users (both individuals and companies) to update their information frequently enough to ensure that the data is current. I could see that even if they do, it could be logistically difficult to really turn this raw data into useful information. I don't see that most users now interact with their LinkedIn accounts as often as they do Facebook, Instagram, or other popular social media sites (daily or more). This could mean that the data that LinkedIn has to work with could be substantially out of date in some cases or industries where people are not moving between jobs as much as others.
My main concern is the correlation between people that are unemployed and people that would use this professional networking site. LinkedIn is probably a very valuable tool for people who work in a professional field. I don't see how you can convince someone with a High School Diploma looking for a service industry job that this website is going to provide them with any value. What economic levels does unemployment affect the most, and are these the people that are using professional networking sites? I'm pretty sure craigslist already fills the niche of "small-business looking to fill $8-10/hr job."
This sounds like a wildly ambitious goal and good luck to them trying to accomplish it. I don't believe it will work and the CEO is just giving lip-service to try and impress shareholders and wall street. It seems most jobs, especially the professional ones, aren't really posted on any site or advertised in any way. At least the worthwhile one's aren't. What I've always been told is the best method is to use your personal contacts and do actual legwork to find a job. A social media site will possibly help point a person in the right direction, but it's not a one-stop shop.
I think there is a small line between marketing and spamming. Linkedin is overwhelming sometimes, you receive so many requests from strangers.... it gets difficult to manager.
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Very interested to see how this plays out! I had no idea that LinkedIn was planning to expand their social site in this way. I think it is a large undertaking to have "all" open jobs and the skills required on their site, but I think if they can accomplish it, it would definitely show an impact to current unemployed market, and also those looking to make career moves.
This sounds to be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient to go to one social media outlet to find every job that is available; however, there are so many other sites that one wouldn't want to overlook.
This looks to be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient to go to one social media outlet to find all jobs that are available; however, there are so many other sites that offer job information, one woldn't want to overlook those.
This sounds to be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient to go to one social media outlet to find every job that is available; however, there are so many other sites that one wouldn't want to overlook.
This would be an overwhelming project that never ends. It would be convenient for job seekers to access only one social media site. However, there are many sites that provide job information and most likely would continue to attract job seekers.
The growth of LinkedIn is amazing, and its potential expansion looks to be an overwhelming project. However, this should have an impressive impact globally on the job market for not only be helpful to those looking for new jobs but also those wanting to change career paths.
A non-profit group that I volunteer as the Chair uses a LinkedIn page. It has been really useful to attract new members and advertise events. We haven't used the advertising but we do have volunteer positions opened as we need them. Since starting the group page it shined a little more light on my personal LinkedIn page. I get a lot more traffic as far as employers because of the new group. Once I start my own business LinkedIn will be one of my marketing strategies.
I sit on the board of a non-profit group that has a LinkedIn page. This has helped since our group markets to engineers and manufacturers. Most everyone in this field has a LinkedIn account. We setup a page, a new group, and we also have volunteer jobs posted as they are available. One nice thing about having this in LinkedIn is it also drives employers to your personal LinkedIn account. The majority of head hunters contact me through LinkedIn so I do think this will make an impact on unemployment. How comfortable people are about making a change when the economy still feels a little shaky is another question...
After abandoning social media a few years back, maybe now is the time I should reestablish my social media presence. I had no idea LinkedIn could be harnessed as a business marketing tool.
I agree that this will be a near impossible task for LinkedIn, however, a lot of good will come from this project. It will help identify what fields are opening up and what qualifications are necessary to achieve certain positions. For example, someone who has a goal to be a director in an HR firm may see that most of these positions require Six Sigma training. An individual can begin working towards this certification early on in his/her career instead of learning about the qualification after hitting a glass ceiling.
LinkedIn is smart to leverage their wide professional user base with a job connection function to provide employers and potential employees access to data in regards to open positions. With the unemployment rate remaining stagnant around 7% this will likely be a success for the company. Networking is becoming a critical tool to finding new employment within a company. My main concern is the scope of the project with Mr. Weiner stating that he “wants to include every job available”. I believe he will not best serve LinkedIn’s current target market customers, which generally consist of business professionals, by advertising part time and even low wage jobs such as retail and food service.
I think that the main challenge that LinkedIn will face is getting users (both individuals and companies) to update their information frequently enough to ensure that the data is current. I could see that even if they do, it could be logistically difficult to really turn this raw data into useful information. I don't see that most users now interact with their LinkedIn accounts as often as they do Facebook, Instagram, or other popular social media sites (daily or more). This could mean that the data that LinkedIn has to work with could be substantially out of date in some cases or industries where people are not moving between jobs as much as others.
My main concern is the correlation between people that are unemployed and people that would use this professional networking site. LinkedIn is probably a very valuable tool for people who work in a professional field. I don't see how you can convince someone with a High School Diploma looking for a service industry job that this website is going to provide them with any value. What economic levels does unemployment affect the most, and are these the people that are using professional networking sites? I'm pretty sure craigslist already fills the niche of "small-business looking to fill $8-10/hr job."
This sounds like a wildly ambitious goal and good luck to them trying to accomplish it. I don't believe it will work and the CEO is just giving lip-service to try and impress shareholders and wall street. It seems most jobs, especially the professional ones, aren't really posted on any site or advertised in any way. At least the worthwhile one's aren't. What I've always been told is the best method is to use your personal contacts and do actual legwork to find a job. A social media site will possibly help point a person in the right direction, but it's not a one-stop shop.
I think there is a small line between marketing and spamming. Linkedin is overwhelming sometimes, you receive so many requests from strangers.... it gets difficult to manager.
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