Agents connecting on LinkedIn - what's the point?

[dx4100]

Personally I find it useful...

Yes a lot of mining no doubt goes on but its useful to connect with people I have worked with, agents who send me leads and occasionally the old interesting article to read. It’s good thing to support my CV and show off recommendations which helps me avoid “provide x number of references”.

Ive had a number of firm offers from it and it does help me connect directly with clients from time to time.

Overall I like it...

[perplexed]

I use two linkedin accounts.

One for me as a personal entity, the other for the company.

Agents only ever get added tote company account even if they send an invite to my personal account. Personal account is for friends, fellow contractors and permies to keep in tooch with and shoot the breeze.

[edison]

I use two linkedin accounts.

One for me as a personal entity, the other for the company.

Agents only ever get added tote company account even if they send an invite to my personal account. Personal account is for friends, fellow contractors and permies to keep in tooch with and shoot the breeze.

That's a good suggestion, I might look into that as I currently have my company listed as one 'role' on my profile with a one line summary for each client.

[Poker space]

I got a gig out of accepting a request from an agent I did not previsouly know so I accept all agent requests if they recruit in my area.

I don't post anything, just ensure CV matches profile.