# Has anybody here actually got a job through LinkedIn?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 26, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-actually-got-a-job-through-linkedin/684648 "2014-03-26T23:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-actually-got-a-job-through-linkedin/684648/21 "2014-03-29T23:57:29Z")

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I was contacted through Linkedin just last week for a position that would be an absolute perfect fit, except for the city it was located in. I have only been in Chicago for 2 years, and relocation is simply not an option.

Admittedly, I also get far more contacts offering 100% commission sales jobs, which gets annoying.

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-actually-got-a-job-through-linkedin/684648/22 "2014-03-30T00:19:41Z")

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A relative of my partner works as a sort of headhunter, and LinkedIn is her primary resource.

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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-actually-got-a-job-through-linkedin/684648/23 "2014-03-30T12:57:16Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Medicine, law, engineering, and accounting. Some people define it a bit more broadly nowadays.

Linked In is, not unsurprisingly, huge in IT.

Its also a good place to do research. You know you are interviewing with Curt Russell at Acme, you look him up on Linked In before your interview. Now you know a few things about Curt.

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