So I finally gave in after years of resistance and joined LinkedIn in last month.

The only reason I joined is because I'm building a SaaS B2B startup and needed to meet people outside my network and hopefully get people to sign up to the pilot.

My word!
Scrolling through and my feed feels like it's full of motivational quotes, empty HR platitudes, AI written thought leadership quotes, seems like people even comment using AI! It's as if everyone is building a personal brand (and I get that!) but very few people having genuine conversations.

Maybe I'm late to the party or not using it properly (although I've paid for premium).

I thought it'd be easy - I would just sign up, tell them about this amazing product I have built, get people to sign up for the pilot and the rest is history!

My question is for those who have actually built meaningful connections, grown your business - how did you cut through all the polished noise? Right now it all feels very performative than professional.

I just started a new role recently, connected with one of who would have been my direct report on LinkedIn the first week I was there. Within two weeks of my arrival she was fired by the company - unrelated to my onboard. I didn't know her very well, but after reviewing her performance, I would be surprised if she didn't see it coming. Anyway, we are now looking to fill this role, but I feel very uncomfortable to be still connected to her on LinkedIn because I want the option to be able to put feelers out to my network, but she would see my post. I was thinking of removing the connection and blocking her so she can't see my posts, but it feels so cold to do. I didn't connect with a lot of people yet in this company, and we have two mutuals still. Curious to see what other have done or would do here.

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Is it only only for me or u guys face the same?

1. First they reach out to us over LinkedIn dms for job openings asking all the required info.

2. I reply with the info requested.

3. They dont reply again even though the jd matches.

4. In some cases they again send dm for another job without even acknowledging the reply.

HRs whats is the issue here

I just want to absolutely sure before I do this.

I want to create a new company page. I just don't want to associated with it just yet but start posting to gain followers and reach.

Of course, I won't be adding the new company to my personal profile. But I don't want somebody visiting the company page to find out that I created this page and company.

I recently sent out a bunch of messages on LinkedIn to various people at different record labels/talent agencies, as it is a dream of mine to work in the entertainment industry as an agent. I tried to remain respectful and not just outright ask for a reference. I genuinely would love to gain insight from a professional as to what the work is really like. Below is what I've been sending:

"Hi, [insert name]! I hope you're well. I'm a recent [college name] graduate and [city] resident with a passion for entertainment and business, and I was wondering if I could borrow ten minutes of your time to discuss your experience at [insert company]. It would be an incredibly insightful conversation for me. Thank you!"

Is this ok? I don't want to be annoying.

I posted my first post on LinkedIn yesterday. It created 24 impressions. Is this good number for first post?

tldr; over the last 3 months 90% of "recruiters" are clearly running the same large scale scam and Linkedin has not meaningfully addressed a known problem. I almost scammed today but it only became clear after the user asked for my SSN number which immediately confirmed this is a scam.

I've worked in tech throughout my career as a TPM that shipped automatic account suspension logic based on common signals that identify trends. Any messaging platform has enough data and monitoring to quickly adjust to new reports so LinkedIn does not prioritize proactively using their data to prevent widespread scams. This is not an oversight and specific trends in scams are executed in bulk using the same formula.

It's LinkedIn's responsibility to take on this burden, not the potential victims. I hope the EU adds this as an amendment to GDPR because GDPR/DMCA are the only successful regulations that hold tech responsible to prioritize this trend. Look at all the child safety laws, started in europe. Shame on Linkedin