https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 10:39:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1734119 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:02:22 +0000 Mommy Finger 1734119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My old company was super cheap and this is how they would recruit. Our internal recruiters would "email" people on LinkedIn and see if they were interested. But they were legit offers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1733073 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:00:59 +0000 immabeetoo 1733073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: DH regularly gets contacts via Linkedin and they've all been 100% legitimate; I would say respond for sure. Never hurts to hear an offer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1733056 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:43:29 +0000 Modern Daisy 1733056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's usually legit, especially if it's from someone at the actual company. Headhunters can be a little sketchy though, sometimes they make up stories about having open positions, then once they get your resume the position "poof!" disappears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1733046 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:37:58 +0000 namaste 1733046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of the ones I've received have been legit. DH gets offers all of the time (tech industry) and I don't think any have been spam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732901 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:26:34 +0000 mrsjyw 1732901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of the offers Ive been messaged about directly were legit. I do not add requests to network with people I dont know though. Im in the industry and have found that most ppl are seriously seeking out candidates. Respond! !! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732852 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:01:30 +0000 doodlepoodle 1732852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: @night cheese: this is a local company that I know of so at least it's not something that I would be too freaked out by. I guess we will see, I'm still a little hesitant but will entertain his idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732847 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:58:52 +0000 night cheese 1732847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear from several recruiters a week on LinkedIn (I'm in an industry with very rapid growth). I wouldn't say that they're all spam per se, but I would say that 99% of them are completely irrelevant. Lots of crappy or lazy recruiters use LinkedIn in a spray-and-pray manner, like if they reach out to a thousand people, maybe a handful will be interested, qualified, and a general good fit.</p> <p>Most of the recruiting messages I get are for jobs that I'm over- or under-qualified for, and the rest are for jobs across the country when I have no interest in moving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732818 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:44:25 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1732818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: Yes, I would... especially if the offer sounded appealing! I usually don't respond and ignore if I have no interest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732804 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:36:41 +0000 doodlepoodle 1732804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: good to know!!</p> <p>@MrsPastryLady: that's what I was kind of assuming! </p> <p>@sunny: exactly what both have been, IT companies. </p> <p>@LuLu Mom: thanks!!</p> <p>Maybe it's worth responding...?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732800 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:35:43 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1732800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on whom it's from. A real deal head Hunter our recruiter, then yes. Those are the only ones I've gotten emails from on linked in. I usually can tell if it's real by looking at the sender's linked in profile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732798 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:34:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 1732798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been contacted a few times, and I figured it's worth a talk/meeting. So far, they've been legit, just not in the right city! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732797 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:34:30 +0000 sunny 1732797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not to say they are all legit, but I have gotten legit offers. Usually they aren't straight up job offers but more like "Hey I am a recruiter for company XYZ. I have a position that closely matches your experience."</p> <p>Tech companies in particular are really using LinkedIn as a recruitment tool for passive candidates. </p> <p>Recruiting organizations are also mining LinkedIn to find candidates for their clients. </p> <p>I've gotten contacted by both recruiters working for a company &amp; contracted recruiters working for a client. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732795 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:34:24 +0000 MrsPastryLady 1732795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't say spam, but some of the contacts might be recruiters essentially cold calling so that they have a larger pool of potential applicants/access to your network. </p> <p>I typically won't accept any of the connections unless we have actually communicated about a specific role. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732794 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:34:00 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1732794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the ones I've gotten were legit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/linkedin-questions#post-1732791 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:32:08 +0000 doodlepoodle 1732791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I've gotten a few messages/emails from people on LinkedIn asking if I'm interested in positions at their company. Are these spam? I am always weary of stuff like this but don't want to ignore what could be a decent opportunity! </p> <p>Tell me all!</p> <p>(And yes, I work as a recruiter but I work at a small company that still lives in the dark ages and we don't use this!!) </p>