They were all people that I know.

I assume that that uploaded their contacts when they signed up, and I was one of them.

I'll rephrase: It's just guessing and making suggestions, based on information people have provided. You don't have to connect with them.

it can be useful if you are self employed; every time i finish a project, if the client is on linkedin i'll request a testimonial. which sometimes does help to get projects.

the linkedin page like most other soc. networking profile pages can rank quite well in google, too.

expect random friend requests from people stating they know you, etc. annoying. i switch all the notifications off for every social networking site i use for that reason.

As someone who uses the endorsements quite often when recruiting a supplier or staff member I'd say that I tend to ignore ones from friends. In fact, too many from friends makes me suspicious. Sometimes it actually helps your career to turn down an endorsement. I look for recommendations from people who were directly managed by, or directly managed the prospective candidate.

The only point of this post is to give you some insight as to how a prospective employer might view your profile. It's worth checking that clients have added you as a supplier rather than a friend (a lot of people do that when they are in a hurry).

I got my current job through LinkedIn :)

I cannot state enough how important and effective LinkedIn is these days, both for job-hunters, and recruiters / companies looking to hire. It certainly is not social networking in disguise. Its a very well used and highly effective professional networking tool.

I use it, and many of my colleagues past and present use it too. I take it pretty seriously.

I get about an invite a day, and instantly put them in my spam folder. I'm assuming I should probably take LinkedIn more seriously.

I use it as well, as do most people in my industry.

...and I will never join tw@tter or facebook.

I think Linkedin works. One you've set it up, your profile is up there and it's up to you to connect to other people and accept invitations.

Headhunters roam a lot and check out profiles constantly. I just draw the line when it comes to personal information. Haven't uploaded any of it. I keep this as a strict business platform and for that, it's really good.

Let me state: Joining LinkedIn was not a mistake.

Thanks for motivating me.

You managed to get laid on linkedin?

Indirectly, I guess. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/tongue1.gif

Details....?

I use linked in and think its a great tool. For the industry i work in its brilliant. It got me my previous job, and made it a lot easier to get the one I am in now.

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Was it a man?

I was unaware that the refuse collection industry was so well represented on linkedin.

Because you didn't read another thread that i posted in explaining what i do etc you have just made yourself look silly. Well, not silly, it just made the joke a but pointless...

I disagree. Not only did I laugh, but so will the 95% of other FM readers that don't pay much attention to you.

Why would they pay attention to me? And why are you being nasty?

Because he hates you.