LinkedIn is a genuinely great tool. It is so intertwined in our lives nowadays that it is easy to forget when we lived without it. It happens with many great inventions. Or even with our mind, once expanded, it is impossible to get it to its original size.
And because of its importance, it is also paramount to protect it. We know, we are biased in this one because LinkedIn is one of our main work tools. We pretty much use it 24/7.
Slowly but surely, we have realized that LinkedIn has become less of a professional tool and more a generalist one. People now post about their holidays or the passing of a beloved one, or their hobbies…you get the point!
But there are many “social media” already for that!
Do not get us wrong. We are not in any moral superiority and in the end, as natural language, things naturally evolve, and they become what people want them to become. But we are not sure to what extent people realize that once destroyed, there is no turning back.
We are somehow still traumatized by Tumblr, which was an incredible site and very revolutionary at the time. We still don’t get how it became such a s**thole so fast. We certainly don’t want the same thing happening to LinkedIn. And do you remember when Facebook was actually a good platform for being connected with your friends?
In various degrees, LinkedIn is very useful to everybody. You don’t need to make a “professional” tool to get the advantages of it. Please let us share some advice here on how to get the most of it:
Finally, we have some room for a special category here. Please, do not hit on people on LinkedIn. We know that flirting in the workspace is as common as breathing but it is important to avoid making other people uncomfortable. There is a space for everything, and a professional network is just not the right place for certain behaviors.
As with any tool, LinkedIn does not have an intrinsic value, what matters in what we do with it. And we believe that following these pieces of advice will make the usage of the platform a much better, enriching experience.
In the end, keeping it spam free makes it easier to find what is relevant for you, being that a job offers or a .NET Core discussion group.
Have a nice ride and #beprofessional!