A surefire way to ensure I don't read something is for it to be published on LinkedIn. Can't stand that 'place'. Sort of the antithesis of everything I stand for. Another place that I actively avoid is Medium (or any of its white-label offshoots).
Agreed, we really do need a decentralised alternative, even if we can some how use Mastodon for this, (it could be a case of being able to share our CV / Resume) and connect with people who are looking for staff / jobs.
Linked in is full of people promoting them selves, but you need to pay LinkedIn to get services that are designed to be more helpful.
@zleap MSFT bought LinkedIn with the intention of monopolising the market for skilled people. I'm keen to help them fail.
It helps the rich, I am on there, but not rich, I can do a course and post what I have achieved to LinkedIn and no one responds. If someone posts a certificate I at least give them the thumbs up
People don't even interact on there, try and connect with employers you may as well be talking to ghosts. Networking is about communication.
Can we use Mastodon to help people, we already have people posting some jobs here, or I have seen PostDoc opportunities.
@zleap @lightweight Maybe we can start using an #openToWork tag or something ?