Some people, however, haven’t gotten the message. The point here is that LinkedIn is intended for professional networking, which doesn’t include using it to ask for dates. One person went as far as to call out a person on a Facebook group, The Un*Professional LinkedIn Network, where shameless accusations were common. I’ve read claims from other women on LinkedIn who were hit on or received sexist remarks. How, I wondered out loud, can men take advantage of people who are unemployed and vulnerable? The unemployed are looking for a job, not a date. Not just once, she told me, but by numerous people. Shocked, I asked her to repeat her claim. I told her her reluctance was not uncommon, but then she went on to tell me about a LinkedIn member who asked her out on a date. I get chuckles from the attendees, but I never seriously consider that some people try to use LinkedIn as a dating site, until recently.Ī female job seeker told me she was hesitant to network because it involves reaching out to strangers. In my LinkedIn Unleashed workshop I make an off-handed comment that LinkedIn is NOT a dating site.
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