First, Linkedin is full of fake job postings, full of outdated job ads and the platform of choice for false advertising. Second: Remember: "if you're not paying for a service, you're not the client but the product being sold." In the case of Linkedin, even when you pay, you are still the product being sold. Third: Linkedin NOW BELONGS TO MICROSOFT (yes the monopoly and trust) That being said, it is only 3 of their major issues: 1/ Total lack of privacy. They use your data to make money with it. If you think it's free, you are very naive. 2/ Total lack of privacy. I can see your full profile with a simple search on google, I don't even need to have an account or connect. 3/ Total lack of privacy. So called "premium" services mean people who pay can violate anyone else privacy and access to all the details they want about you (even if you think you're protected by your settings. 4/ For those "who have nothing to hide": countless identity thefts on linkedin, countless harassment stories from Linkedin employees. Countless "errors" when Linkedin serve itself in your bank account. Countless stories of blocked accounts, used by others to spam others etc... ----------------------------- The real issues with services like Linkedin: 1/ Why on earth do we suddenly need to be all on file, classified, in little boxes like cans, potatoes and carrots? 2/ Why do we suddenly need to be on file all over the internet? Why do we have to spread our lives the world over? 3/ Who benefits from Linkedin? Think twice about it before thinking you benefit from it as a job seeker. - To reformulate: Who's making money by having your personal data on file, online? - Whose incompetent HR benefits from having access to all your work details without even having to work for it or ask you in the first place? 4/ Why do you think the same companies are advertising the same jobs all year round? Why the ads never get removed even when it's obvious there is no real opening behind it? - What is traffic on a website? - How people like Linkedin monetize their "services"