Episode 08: Is LinkedIn Worth it?

What’s so great about LinkedIn? In this episode, we discuss our thoughts about LinkedIn. We all know about it as the professional networking site. It has its upsides (at least two of us have received jobs) and its downsides (the somewhat clunky user interface). So, how do we use it? Why do we use it? What could you use instead of it?

Also mentioned:

• Scicurious (also known as Bethany Brookshire) wrote about LinkedIn as how you keep in touch with all the people who you don’t want to friend on Facebook.

We also discuss other social networking sites:

• Trellis Science (You can also join the Recovering Academic Podcast group when you register.)
• ResearchGate
• Academia.edu
• Plantae: The Digital Ecosystem for Plant Science

Our LinkedIn profiles:

• Amanda
• Cleyde
• Ian

Another Use for LinkedIn (Addendum)