---
title: "Your LinkedIn is Garbage"
description: "Your linkedin link sits at the top of your resume, its one of the first things I see when I open your resume, but yet it gives me no more information that..."
date: 2024-05-30
published: true
tags:
  - catalytic
template: blog-post
---


Your linkedin link sits at the top of your resume, its one of the first things
I see when I open your resume, but yet it gives me no more information that the
damn resume you sent me.

Save that space on your resume for something useful.

## So you want that /in/me on your resume

Fine if you want it on your resume make it actually useful for someone reading
your resume.

## Actually post something

If I am reading resume's and I actually take the time to look at your linkedin
I want to see you post something.  Take a side, make an opinion and post it.
Learn something new, make a post about it.  If you have a blog and you make a
good post share it there.

## Your work history belongs on your resume

Any security 101 tells you that you should not share your work history on
linked in.  You should not share photos of you at your workplace that include
sensitive information such as your badge.

Your work history on LinkedIn is for hackers to steal and use for social
engineering.

If you took security seriously you would not include you work history at all,
and any hiring manager who gives a shit would see that and should understand.
Reality is that they probably don't and it probably raised more questions than
answers for them.

<a href="/my-linked-in-work-history/" class="wikilink" data-title="my linked in work history" data-description="My linked in work history is empty. I made up a position about content developer that tracks how long I&#39;ve been blogging. I think i did this because LinkedIn..." data-date="2024-05-30">my linked in work history</a>

## Congrats on your work anniversary

All these comments and messages are auto generated, both sides know it and its
garbage.  If you actually care about someones work history or achievements take
30s to craft a message of your own to them, that actually means something and
is not garbage.

## TLDR

If you are not going to take the time and effort to make something worth
sharing, take your garbage profile off your resume.o