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Has anyone applied for jobs via LinkedIn? It's been worthless for me.

They let you know when HR has taken a look at your applicati...
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
The past month I've started to. I've applied to like 3-4 inh...
Navy pocket flask rigor
  11/20/17
When my company posts jobs to LinkedIn it's a fake job posti...
Sepia painfully honest national
  11/20/17
fucking lol
Green charismatic university
  11/20/17
Lol holey shit
Exhilarant Unholy Abode Community Account
  11/20/17
how is that any different
ocher field shitlib
  11/20/17
HR says everything has to go through our online system. but ...
Sepia painfully honest national
  11/20/17
...
Fragrant pearly school
  11/20/17
Something similar has happened to me before when applying th...
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
All online job apps just go in the toilet, bro. You have to ...
Histrionic corn cake
  11/20/17
I've gotten every job by applying online
ocher field shitlib
  11/20/17
*Guy who flips burgers for a living.
Histrionic corn cake
  11/20/17
they make you show up for a hiring blitz now, no online apps...
ocher field shitlib
  11/20/17
Fuck that. You show up at the office and demand to see the h...
obsidian confused casino
  11/20/17
(non CS-major)
Crystalline Half-breed
  11/20/17
applied for about 500 jobs through linkedin, gotten like 5 b...
coiffed institution internal respiration
  11/20/17
Networking is everything. My resume is legit 10/10 for every...
Marvelous abusive area
  11/20/17
What is your initial cold email template like?
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
Basically Hi, I notice you’re [position] at [company]. [s...
Marvelous abusive area
  11/20/17
I have done this a couple times in a narrow set of jobs and ...
Cobalt racy chapel
  11/20/17
True dat. Gotta go get it. Passively applying online is trul...
Marvelous abusive area
  11/20/17
1-fucking-80. i want to do this but with holidays coming up,...
internet-worthy brass wrinkle temple
  11/20/17
Nah you can get the ball rolling now. Often there’s a lot of...
Marvelous abusive area
  11/20/17
What is your email subject line like?
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
Maybe [POSITION/NAME OF GROUP] - [our shared school] Alum ...
Marvelous abusive area
  11/20/17
TY. I just sent out a couple. Do you attach your resume too...
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
One that I have seen and liked: "Fellow [School] Grad ...
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
...
internet-worthy brass wrinkle temple
  11/20/17
Tons. Never gotten interviews.
internet-worthy brass wrinkle temple
  11/20/17
Lol wagecucks
Curious purple twinkling uncleanness telephone
  11/20/17
...
Trip Sienna Stage
  11/20/17
My last job I got purely through networking. After I signed ...
Marvelous abusive area
  11/20/17
Lots of academic jobs do this, which is especially obnoxious...
beta umber dog poop
  11/20/17
it's a massive scam
talented jet candlestick maker principal's office
  11/20/17
The lawyer in me smells a class action of some kind...
vibrant whorehouse
  11/20/17
...
Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship
  11/20/17
...
twinkling space
  11/20/17
got my current job through it. Easy applied, Got an email a ...
fighting insecure mad-dog skullcap
  11/20/17


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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:35 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship

They let you know when HR has taken a look at your application. I've applied to dozens of jobs and the application is barely ever even looked at, and I have a decent pedigree.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735796)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:36 PM
Author: Navy pocket flask rigor

The past month I've started to. I've applied to like 3-4 inhouse positions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735801)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:40 PM
Author: Sepia painfully honest national

When my company posts jobs to LinkedIn it's a fake job posting. We look at the resumes, we tell the ones we like to apply to our real job posting on the online job system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735824)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:41 PM
Author: Green charismatic university

fucking lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735826)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:41 PM
Author: Exhilarant Unholy Abode Community Account

Lol holey shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735828)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:42 PM
Author: ocher field shitlib

how is that any different

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735831)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:42 PM
Author: Sepia painfully honest national

HR says everything has to go through our online system. but it gets more views on LinkedIn if we do it as a LinkedIn job post.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735838)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:42 PM
Author: Fragrant pearly school



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735835)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:43 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship

Something similar has happened to me before when applying through "networking." I was put in to contact immediately with HR with a phone screen, etc. And they had me sort of retroactively apply to their taleo system for official purposes. LJL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735840)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:42 PM
Author: Histrionic corn cake

All online job apps just go in the toilet, bro. You have to know hiring managers or at least have a recruiter in your corner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735832)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:44 PM
Author: ocher field shitlib

I've gotten every job by applying online

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735849)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:45 PM
Author: Histrionic corn cake

*Guy who flips burgers for a living.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735863)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:50 PM
Author: ocher field shitlib

they make you show up for a hiring blitz now, no online apps bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735895)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:46 PM
Author: obsidian confused casino

Fuck that. You show up at the office and demand to see the hiring manager and tell him "I am the man for this job." They will be impressed by your moxie and give you the job right away.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735868)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:43 PM
Author: Crystalline Half-breed

(non CS-major)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735842)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:48 PM
Author: coiffed institution internal respiration

applied for about 500 jobs through linkedin, gotten like 5 bites

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735880)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:51 PM
Author: Marvelous abusive area

Networking is everything. My resume is legit 10/10 for every job I apply to on LinkedIn, and I still only have like a 10% hit rate.

Be aggressive and just hit people up via cold email or LinkedIn instead. I just sent out 10 last week and already have numerous interviews this week. Applying online is dangerous since it lulls you into feeling like you’re accomplishing shit when you’re really not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735912)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:52 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship

What is your initial cold email template like?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735919)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:56 PM
Author: Marvelous abusive area

Basically

Hi, I notice you’re [position] at [company]. [sentence on our shared school/professional/other connection, however remote]. I am reaching out because I’d love to learn more about [x].

[hard sell the fuck out of myself in three sentences]

[ask for a quick call whenever they have a chance]

It’s taken me a while to tailor this so it includes enough attention grabbing detail without being too long. My hit rate is astonishingly high with this version, though who knows whether these leads will end up in a sweet job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735950)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:58 PM
Author: Cobalt racy chapel

I have done this a couple times in a narrow set of jobs and it works. When I am ready to jump ship I am going to do it with a fuckton of alums from my school and slide and let do. Something will work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735965)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:02 PM
Author: Marvelous abusive area

True dat. Gotta go get it. Passively applying online is truly for cucks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736013)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:14 PM
Author: internet-worthy brass wrinkle temple

1-fucking-80. i want to do this but with holidays coming up, seems like its best to wait until January

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736093)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:05 PM
Author: Marvelous abusive area

Nah you can get the ball rolling now. Often there’s a lot of networking involved before they’ll pass your res to hr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736458)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:20 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship

What is your email subject line like?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736164)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:40 PM
Author: Marvelous abusive area

Maybe [POSITION/NAME OF GROUP] - [our shared school] Alum

Don’t be self-conscious about cold emailing (you can even throw in a “sorry to email out of the blue” into your email). look at it as a 0 downside, high upside proposition. And don’t take it personally if/when people don’t respond.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736316)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:41 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship

TY. I just sent out a couple.

Do you attach your resume too?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736324)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:43 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship

One that I have seen and liked:

"Fellow [School] Grad Seeking Your Advice"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736337)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:03 PM
Author: internet-worthy brass wrinkle temple



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736017)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:59 PM
Author: internet-worthy brass wrinkle temple

Tons. Never gotten interviews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735975)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:59 PM
Author: Curious purple twinkling uncleanness telephone

Lol wagecucks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34735979)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:04 PM
Author: Trip Sienna Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736028)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:03 PM
Author: Marvelous abusive area

My last job I got purely through networking. After I signed my offer, hr posted the job on the website and LinkedIn and then had me apply as a formality. I wonder how many poor souls wasted time applying to that shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736018)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:09 PM
Author: beta umber dog poop

Lots of academic jobs do this, which is especially obnoxious given that it costs 10-20$ a pop to apply

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736058)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:17 PM
Author: talented jet candlestick maker principal's office

it's a massive scam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736126)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:48 PM
Author: vibrant whorehouse

The lawyer in me smells a class action of some kind...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736358)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:32 PM
Author: Red Territorial Puppy Cruise Ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736255)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:09 PM
Author: twinkling space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736471)



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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:17 PM
Author: fighting insecure mad-dog skullcap

got my current job through it. Easy applied, Got an email a few day later, phone screen with manager, onsite a week later.

It's 180. I will never again look at indeed or monster or any of that garbage again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804170&forum_id=2#34736499)