I was made redundant last year. Although it wasn’t my first rodeo, it felt like a strong career history was nowhere near enough when re-entering the job market this time around. I now also had to have an ‘online presence’ where I shared my ‘work wins’, perhaps alongside titbits of wisdom – like a Dalai Lama of careers. And nowhere did that feel more like bringing a water pistol to a gunfight than on LinkedIn.
Once simply a place to house an online CV, the careers platform has metamorphosed into a whole new beast. Status updates range from paeans to former colleagues, to those detailing the minutiae of scoring a commercial deal, and even musings on how getting your child into nursery is the ultimate deal to broker. Sure, there’s no…
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Cosmopolitan UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, April/May 2025