Does anyone agree that there is something gauche about LinkedIn? I think its the way they spread the fear of terminal unemployment lest you expand your network. Messages like ”Harvard Business School graduates average 58 connections” and ”Adding 5 connections makes you 3.7x more likely to receive a job offer” make you feel there is some sort of great wild west connections rush on and you better get stuck in boy - or end up destitute in the great depression. read full post »
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