# Have you joined LinkedIn ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-joined-linkedin/579098>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 20, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-joined-linkedin/579098 "2011-04-20T16:35:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yarster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7c8e57/32.png) [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-joined-linkedin/579098/21 "2011-04-20T23:20:23Z")

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It depends on the industry. In defense/government contracting, LinkedIn is definitely important for keeping track of people, particularly with folks changing jobs regularly. I have never used it for posting jobs, but I certainly see lots of recruiters using it for that. In general, if I found myself unemployed, I’d definitely reach out to my LinkedIn network well before I’d use Facebook.

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