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Are there any noteworthy LinkedIn alternatives?

4 points junaidkhalid | 4 comments | 08 Jul 25 06:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.652s | source

Linkedin seems to have lost its charm in the last 1-2 years. I'm noticing creators moving to substack but it still doesn't seem to be a 1:1 match. Just like there's Bluesky as a prominent X alternative, have you come across any for LinkedIn?
1. GianFabien ◴[08 Jul 25 06:23 UTC] No.44497590[source]▶
Not that I know of. It would have to be the LinkedIn before it became just another avenue for self-promotion and advertising for courses, seminars, etc.

Anecdotally, it doesn't appear to be any good for job searching. Lots of un-directed random messages from recruiters, but no real job sourcing.

It seems to be the fate of all socially oriented networking sites. They devolve into yet another advertising, spam delivery mechanism.

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2. fsflover ◴[08 Jul 25 07:36 UTC] No.44497910[source]▶
> It seems to be the fate of all socially oriented networking sites.

It's called enshittification, and it only affects centralized cervices.

3. scarface_74 ◴[08 Jul 25 18:08 UTC] No.44502504[source]▶
I got my last 3 jobs based on recruiter outreach on LinkedIn - one at BigTech in 2020 and my two subsequent jobs - 2023 and 2024.

I’ve also had two other BigTech companies reach out to me for my niche. But I would rather get a daily anal probe with cactus than ever work for another BigTech company especially going to an office.

4. junaidkhalid ◴[09 Jul 25 08:41 UTC] No.44507630[source]▶
Sad thing is that they never did a single thing to stop "spam job ads" that companies put out just to signal "we're growing".

Well.. I suppose in their defense, they didn't do a single thing to solve any of the other problems the platform has either