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> who would you rather hire: someone who wow'd in an interview or someone with LinkedIn flair?

Wrong question. This is not about the hiring stage.

Who would I rather move on to a phone screen: someone with an empty or nonexistent linkedin profile, or someone with a profile which matches their resume and has many connections to other people who worked at the same companies?

While I hate to have to say it is the latter, that's where we are today with AI-generated fake resumes.

I have 344 resumes left to review tonight. Those that don't match their linkedin profile history have no chance (unless they are a direct colleague referral).



Hence

> anything past where you've worked on LinkedIn is a waste of time


They just told you they also look for coworker connections though


I am unable to parse this sentence.


If English isn't your native language, then an expansion/simplification would be:

Putting your work history in LinkedIn is the maximum amount of effort you should make. Any additional effort, beyond that, is a waste of your time.




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