I’m on Linkedin and I feel my profile is garbage compared to others.
You aren’t the only one in that boat.
LOL I don’t even have a photo up yet(will later today, got a professional looking one of me from a formal occasion being brought to me today), just know that inadequacy is not unique to you here.
Thanks bro, I used this picture and now I am wondering if this just looks lazy. Same as my Facebook picture.
https://www.facebook.com/dirk.leon
Tell me if you guys feel I should use another.
is linkedin really worth it? it’s been hacked a couple times iirc
Not really unless you’ve got some solid experience. I’ve gotten a few offers through LinkedIn, but I’ve gotten much better returns on Indeed.com. I keep my profile to a bare minimum, just my experience and skillset. Pictures, posting anything personal, and all that jazz is too much. This ain’t Facebook, c’mon on now.
There’s a lot of uninformed opinions on internships here with no data support. Truth is, working an unpaid internship is more likely to leave you unemployed.
Let me just add to that with some conventional wisdom. While slaves were not paid, they were offered food and shelter. The same cannot be said about the unpaid intern.
Interns are given food. Gas is another story. It seems the conventional theory is that internships in general are a great thing.
It fluctuates depending on location, industry and the state of the economy. Something as general as “they’ll leave you unemployed” is as unsubstantiated as any of the positive posts, despite the magazine link. Likewise, calling it slavery is simply untrue.
Apprenticeships and internships, in the current climate, here in the UK, are invaluable. College and Uni graduates with no experience are 10 a penny and lack the experience to get to work straight away, meaning they put a company at a loss until they’re trained. Interns, regardless of whether or not they interned at your company are closer to the finish line, therefore a lower risk to an employer. If they did intern with you then you’ve essentially put them through their induction and probation period already, making them an instant asset. As a cost-conscious employer at the end of a recession, who would you pick?
The internship puts you at an advantage over the $xxxx a year college students for free. The OP here has the option to cover both bases; degree and an internship, making him a serious threat to other job applicants in the future. Why pass up on that? If you’re too proud to work, as a means to make yourself more employable, rather than for an entry-level salary in an unrelated job (which is likely to be the other option) then you’ve just made yourself less employable for the sake of pride and for a pittance of money compared to what you could end up earning.
Got my current gig doing a intern at a bank processor. Had to practically sell myself since i lived 45+ mins away and lived in NWI. Crazy ass snow and stuff but i made it work no matter what. Was paid pretty well and did school full time. Trust me stick at it and will pay off with the experience and a better paying job with benefits!
All the advice that is in this thread is gold and trust me you will get calls for some random stuff or maybe be at it for a few years. Keep your head straight and use that foot in the door to get a good step in the right direction. Good luck Soldier!
2nd interview is tomorrow. Wish me luck. This thread has been awesome. Thanks guys, same i guess to the haters also. 