I never got the impression it was that popular in China, anyway. Iāve seldom found Chinese companies, even pretty big ones, having much of a presence on there when Iāve searched for them. So I canāt imagine itāll make too much difference to the average Chinese employee.
It still seems possible to add a LinkedIn account to WeChat, but maybe thatāll change soon.
I donāt like the platform personally (too much spam a few years ago put me off) and never use it outside of social media stuff for a client.
Iām a bit upset about this as important for work and last place you can see whatās happening in China industry and tech and have normal online interaction with Chinese.
Been reading comments from Chinese on LinkedIn in response and some people are really upset about the situation and the way their country is going.
Just sad considering how open China was becoming to the world around 2008 Olympics
I was so happy when i read the headlines too, FINALLY a compan has some dignity and morals to stand up against the great oppressors. Only to be abruptly slapped in the face and come back to reality when i read its just a split and rebranding. They are staying in china. And starting a new brand there. If anything, this is an expansion their marketing department wont fool me so easily.
I donāt even know whatās the point of linkedin.
It hasnāt helped me get a job, it hasnāt really gotten me professional references. It just seems like fluff and stuff prospective employers could use against you.
I have gotten contacted by companies, but itās usually shitty, bog-level jobs. Like, sorry no, I donāt want to leave my cushy uni job in Taiwan to teach at some random buxiban in rural China (guess I wonāt have to worry about that anymore) or sign up my services for an online ESL company based in Florida.
I donāt even get translation work off of Linkedin either. I get more from Proz.com than linked in. Paid for membership way back in the day but realized it made zero difference when you didā¦ essentially all it did was allow you to see specific feedback messages for or against translation agenciesā¦ but apart from that it did not result in more jobs just because you paid for membership.
Psssst. They already admitted they arnt leaving China. They are rebranding and cowtowing harderā¦
They already spelled it out loud and clear, so there is little reason to avoid saying it as it is.
@Taiwan_Luthiers linkd in is more for low to mid level sales/marketing type workers, bloggers etc etc to look for work. It isnt meant for the top, nor the bottom. Its really more of a networking thing for people that work jobs that āneedā more networking (because they presumably lack the skill, finances or time to go outside themselves and do it) As such, you making your own stuff and selling quality manufactured products probably have little use for it. When you have so many guitars that you and your sales staff cannot sell fast enough your monthly production, you ask your sales and marketing team to sign up and networkā¦otherwise its essentially a useless fluff thing most people have just so they can tell people they have it and can make themselves feel like they are involved in the business worldā¦like facebook, but less options and the guise of being more professional.
Same here. Tried the paid version for a few months, made no difference.
The more I see there, the more it grates with the pompous and sycophantic language