Why Everybody Hates LinkedIn (and Whether We Can Save It) with Jag Sharma, Jen Campbell and Jason Kapadia - E72
Oh, how the mighty fall…
LinkedIn was once the gold standard for professionalism, but the last few years has seen the platform subject to ‘TikTok-ification’, devolving from its former glory. But what the hell happened, and is it worth fixing?
As ever, join us for insightful debate from Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia, and our Chief LinkedIn Sceptic, Jen Campbell.
This episode of Disconnected covers:
The devolution of quality in content on LinkedIn
Whether the platform will be swamped with AI features and content
LinkedIn’s monopoly on the job board industry
Episode Highlights:
“So many people have become life coaches on my LinkedIn, it drives me insane! The flip side is, if you want headhunters to find you, you can’t afford not to be on LinkedIn.” - 4:35 - Jen Campbell
“So much of the content is just absolutely pointless. It's got nothing to do with business. It’s like some of the content is put out there to see how far it can push the limits of human intelligence, before we all give up and say, ‘Let the robots take over’.” - 6:15 - Jason Kapadia
“There's nothing on my LinkedIn, it literally tells you where I've worked, and if I've posted about Disconnected! But if I didn't have it, and I applied for a job, and I didn't hear anything, in the back of my mind I’d wonder if they went to my LinkedIn and there wasn't anything there. So I don't think you can get rid of it.” - 16:40 - Jen Campbell
“LinkedIn has that monopoly, and I don’t think they’ll lose that. So until it hits their bottom line, they won’t see any need to be quick to change.” - 28:30 - Jag Sharma
Links & references:
Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/
Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/
Jag Sharma: