Why do so many LinkedIn posts about hiring creatives these days ask candidates to DM or comment their portfolios?

I don’t want to pay for LinkedIn just to DM people I’m not already connected with.

And I don’t want to comment and let everyone where I currently work know that I am indeed looking for a way out.

What ever happened to listing your email? Or, and I’m spitballing here, an actual job application link?

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I think they just get a rush from all the comments and engagement. And it’s purest recruiter gatekeeping flex… “only people already in my network are worthy of consideration”.

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