linkedin groups

Imagine my surprise to receive a mail from Linkedin saying that the Groups function will no longer be abusable, and members will only be able to have a max of 50 Groups on their profile from now on. This will limit the ability to source from specific tech groups who have unfortunately been over-run by overzealous recruiters for some time now. Real people with real tech skills looking to join a real Group have been turned off by being contacted about jobs from having their details associated with a Group, despite having a profile indicating they are not on the prowl. I run my own group on Linkedin and get multiple requests from dozens of individuals who have no visible connection with the subject of the Group, they simply want another badge for their profile. People with this type of ambition ruin it for the rest of us, and now LI have taken some action.

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After reading blogs for the past number of years - I figured it was about time I started to contribute something other than comments. I am going to be speaking about general technical recruiting topics - as well as other industry-related topics that impact my role and that of my counterparts and peers.

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Noel