Does anyone accept LinkedIn connection request from strangers these days? It seems like 90% of the time, they’re peddling software, or they are a self proclaimed expert in “strategy”, “optimization”, “leveraging”, etc. The other 10% of the time, it’s a recruiter that has an “interesting opportunity that I would be a good fit for”. Sometimes I just want to ask them why they can’t seem to find candidates from the 100’s of people actively seeking work?

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If they seem like someone I want to be connected to, sure.

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Rarely

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I would ask them that lol!!! That is a good question with the amount of qualified people out there actively looking what are they blowing up my inbox trying to poach me.

Premium should be standard…it makes LI how LI is supposed to be used (overall). However, the peddlers and so called experts should have to pay an additional fee to contact the masses. If their pockets were hit….and I’m not talking just a $1.00…..the contacts would, for the most part, be more genuine.

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