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Poll: Has LinkedIn proved useful to you in getting work?
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Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
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Not directly Nov 10, 2017

Linked-in is the site where I have the most complete and detailed CV. So I add the L-In link to my CV in PDF format to attach to e-mails, and to several communications, as well as the ProZ profile link. I suppose many people may have clicked in these links and seen my CV in Linked-in, which may have been helpful after all.
However, In 7 years, Linked-in has never led me to any job opportunity, above all in the translation area. It was a great idea, but they were not able to make it work pr... See more
Linked-in is the site where I have the most complete and detailed CV. So I add the L-In link to my CV in PDF format to attach to e-mails, and to several communications, as well as the ProZ profile link. I suppose many people may have clicked in these links and seen my CV in Linked-in, which may have been helpful after all.
However, In 7 years, Linked-in has never led me to any job opportunity, above all in the translation area. It was a great idea, but they were not able to make it work properly. Believe it or not, even Facebook has been more fruitful in that sense to me than Linked-in. ▲ Collapse
 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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Business card and display case Nov 10, 2017

Teresa Borges wrote:

I have not met clients with LinkedIn. I see it more as a business card and I must admit that my profile there is very incomplete. Though I am not an active user what has been quite useful for me is taking part in two groups (Translation Agencies – Good, Bad, and Cheap + Unacceptable Translation Rates Naming and Shaming Group).


I'm a semi-active user and post translation/language related articles, as well as the occasional update when something I've written or translated is published. When a potential client checks my credibility, my LinkedIn profile confirms that I'm a serious language professional.
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
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United States
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No, but ... Nov 11, 2017

LinkedIn has helped me stay in touch with colleagues. I don't use it as much as I used to, but I wouldn't be without it.
 
Kay Denney
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France
Local time: 07:19
French to English
yes Nov 11, 2017

I have used it to keep in contact with all my former colleagues. When I left the agency to free-lance, I updated my profile and sent a message to everyone to let them know. Then next day, I got my first job, and the vast majority of my clients were gained from doing that. I have since picked up clients in other ways, but it was the single most important thing to get me started.

And to think I only actually created the profile to get someone off my back about creating one!
 
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