I've been a member of joblesstrackworld since the summer when I wound up my own business. I'm getting nowhere with the usual job sites so have been spending a bit more time delving through LinkedIn to find people from my previous career (which ended 8 years ago).
Just wondering how people get on with finding work from there - do you aggressively go through their contacts and try to connect with those that look useful or is it the done thing to ask for introductions instead, do the groups actually work (they seem to be very fragmented) etc. etc. etc.
My experience of using LinkedIn to search for candidates was variable - first off, the recruiter needs to be subscribed to the "Pro" version and that's expensive and usually comes out of the recruiters own pocket! Having said that when you've trawled the same CV's on Jobsite, CV Library and elsewhere for the umpteenth time trying to fill a vacancy you'll look almost anywhere that gives you a new pool of talent to tap! BUT it's quite tricky to configure searches that give you a manageable list of potential contacts. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to LinkedIn to update my profile.........
