Very true. LinkedIn helped me secure a career earning 3X what I was previously earning. I owe that site big time.
How do you people do that. I have a full profile, 250ish connections and am yet to get anything out of it.
I had 3+ years of sales experience prior to this happening. A sales recruiter contacted me, I then had a series of about 6 interviews before getting the gig. I had to work for 3 years doing shit jobs to qualify for my first sales job, then I had 3 years in that job to kick ass and win EVERY award the offer. Then I got to the big leagues. It takes time and grinding it out. There's no way around it in most cases.
Wow, that's way different than I was expecting. My friends who are even remotely involved with software/comp sci/and similar professions are basically having jobs thrown at them on LinkedIn. I shoulda picked a more in demand major.