Kettlebell Love

I have a buddy, we'll call him Mr. Pink.

Mr. Pink is a very experienced, very talented, and very technical software network type. Has very rare skills.

He was solicited the other day for a role via linkedin. He was a bit taken aback since his contact settings specifically state that he is not interested in career offers. I can guarantee that the recruiter who contacted him will not be the one Mr. Pink uses in the future for having violated his stated contact preference.

As I noted yesterday, everyone is interested in a new role, given the right offer.

Here's what I wonder. What if, instead of a binary state for this setting, linkedin provided a set of elements that one could fill in that would identify what you're looking for in your next role? Wouldn't this be super  helpful to all concerned?

Here's what I'd want to see in the 'my ideal next job' section: Salary, Title, Location, and a short description of what you're doing.

What if you simply stated this in your Summary section on linkedin?

Comments

1. Brad Hefta-Gaub - July 1, 2008

It seems to me that if you are the type of person (resume, skills, etc) that recruiters are looking for… they are going to find you… I guess I just don’t sweat it anymore… like you said, maybe one of those offers will be right for you at the moment.

Plus it’s not like only the recruiters will see the info… won’t your current employer, and team mates see it? If so, do you really want to advertise that?