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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...
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
The past month I've started to. I've applied to like 3-4 inh...
Ruby school cafeteria ape
  11/20/17
When my company posts jobs to LinkedIn it's a fake job posti...
insane kitty
  11/20/17
fucking lol
milky plaza
  11/20/17
Lol holey shit
Misunderstood senate brethren
  11/20/17
how is that any different
Excitant police squad
  11/20/17
HR says everything has to go through our online system. but ...
insane kitty
  11/20/17
...
heady address useless brakes
  11/20/17
Something similar has happened to me before when applying th...
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
All online job apps just go in the toilet, bro. You have to ...
Swashbuckling bbw
  11/20/17
I've gotten every job by applying online
Excitant police squad
  11/20/17
*Guy who flips burgers for a living.
Swashbuckling bbw
  11/20/17
they make you show up for a hiring blitz now, no online apps...
Excitant police squad
  11/20/17
Fuck that. You show up at the office and demand to see the h...
diverse underhanded reading party factory reset button
  11/20/17
(non CS-major)
doobsian theater gaming laptop
  11/20/17
applied for about 500 jobs through linkedin, gotten like 5 b...
Disturbing state foreskin
  11/20/17
Networking is everything. My resume is legit 10/10 for every...
Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
What is your initial cold email template like?
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
Basically Hi, I notice you’re [position] at [company]. [s...
Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
I have done this a couple times in a narrow set of jobs and ...
Chestnut cerebral hospital
  11/20/17
True dat. Gotta go get it. Passively applying online is trul...
Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
1-fucking-80. i want to do this but with holidays coming up,...
bistre stage
  11/20/17
Nah you can get the ball rolling now. Often there’s a lot of...
Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
What is your email subject line like?
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
Maybe [POSITION/NAME OF GROUP] - [our shared school] Alum ...
Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
TY. I just sent out a couple. Do you attach your resume too...
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
One that I have seen and liked: "Fellow [School] Grad ...
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
...
bistre stage
  11/20/17
Tons. Never gotten interviews.
bistre stage
  11/20/17
Lol wagecucks
Indigo headpube son of senegal
  11/20/17
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Mint Meetinghouse
  11/20/17
My last job I got purely through networking. After I signed ...
Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs
  11/20/17
Lots of academic jobs do this, which is especially obnoxious...
fuchsia supple shitlib home
  11/20/17
it's a massive scam
Honey-headed legend
  11/20/17
The lawyer in me smells a class action of some kind...
Walnut office
  11/20/17
...
onyx dopamine
  11/20/17
...
thriller keepsake machete
  11/20/17
got my current job through it. Easy applied, Got an email a ...
Provocative locale
  11/20/17


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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:35 PM
Author: onyx dopamine

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: Ruby school cafeteria ape

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: insane kitty

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: milky plaza

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: Misunderstood senate brethren

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: Excitant police squad

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: insane kitty

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: heady address useless brakes



(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: onyx dopamine

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: Swashbuckling bbw

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: Excitant police squad

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: Swashbuckling bbw

*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: Excitant police squad

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: diverse underhanded reading party factory reset button

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: doobsian theater gaming laptop

(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: Disturbing state foreskin

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: Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs

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: onyx dopamine

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: Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs

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: Chestnut cerebral hospital

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: Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs

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: bistre stage

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: Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs

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: onyx dopamine

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: Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs

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: onyx dopamine

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: onyx dopamine

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: bistre stage



(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: bistre stage

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: Indigo headpube son of senegal

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: Mint Meetinghouse



(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: Wild Comical Voyeur Hairy Legs

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: fuchsia supple shitlib home

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: Honey-headed legend

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: Walnut office

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: onyx dopamine



(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: thriller keepsake machete



(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: Provocative locale

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)