LinkedSin! Users shame the worst posts they’ve spotted from a recruiter who boasted his candidates can now ‘afford a decent Christmas’ to an exec who ‘forgot’ ordering a £12,750 Rolex People have shared the ‘worst’ posts spotted on networking platform LinkedIn US and UK-based people boasted about wealth and how successful they were Recruiter bragged … Read more
LinkedIn faces investigation by Italian watchdog after data of 500 MILLION users were found for sale on hacker marketplace Approximately two-thirds of the platform’s 740million user base has been affected The dataset scraping was confirmed by a spokesperson from LinkedIn who said that ‘scraping’ members data violated terms and services Italian data protection authority is … Read more
LinkedIn is adding ‘stay-at-home mum’ as an official job title after the social media site was accused of using ‘sexist and old-fashioned terminology’ to describe breaks from employment. Helen Bolen, who lives in New York, took to Medium to complain that the the drop-down list on LinkedIn automatically suggested ‘Homemaker’ when she searched for mother, father … Read more
He’s been a lightning rod for controversy ever since Married At First Sight’s eighth season debuted last month. But that doesn’t seem to have completely derailed Bryce Ruthven’s media career, with the 31-year-old radio announcer’s LinkedIn profile showing he’s currently employed as a commentator for Football Victoria. The same résumé also reveals the reality TV … Read more
LinkedIn hit with lawsuit after Apple’s iOS 14 beta catches the app reading users’ clipboards without permission LinkedIn is being sued after it’s app was found reading users’ clipboards The suit is from a LinkedIn user in New York and being heard in a San Francisco federal court It also alleges that LinkedIn could read … Read more
LinkedIn rolls out feature allowing users to upload an audio clip that spells out how to correctly pronounce their names A new feature will let users pronounce their own names in an audio clip It’s meant to help avoid professional mispronunciations The feature is in the process of being rolled out to all users globally … Read more
LinkedIn and Reddit will remove code in their apps that copies users’ clipboard information after being outed by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit and LinkedIn are changing code in their apps that copy users’ clipboards The practices was brought to light by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit says it used information to auto-suggest … Read more
Whether you’re looking for a new job or are open to new opportunities, an Australian careers expert has revealed how to attract employers by using ‘primary and secondary keywords’ on your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn specialist Sue Ellson said the ‘most important thing’ to do is find and use the right keywords to ensure your profile … Read more
Sarah Ferguson has revealed that she has joined LinkedIn while unveiling the elegant professional photo she chose for her profile. The 60-year-old Duchess of York announced the news on Instagram and Twitter on Tuesday evening, writing: ‘Excited to join @linkedin.’ She also shared a link to her profile and encouraged her followers to check it … Read more