@alischwanke someone who was laid off and was looking for a job “desperately” and someone who is a hiring manager looking to expand the reach for inorganic candidates - both the badges have helped tremendously. Call it desperate or whatever you wish- If that thing boosts your profile in the…

@Productogy I appreciate the opinion here. Thanks for sharing that it has helped.

@alischwanke It's all down to tactics now. If it shows up on a potential recruiter's feed vs. not.

@mattragudo gotcha

@alischwanke An applicant may have received their layoff notice and are trying to get ahead of it.

@IAmMikeRana I think this is fair.

@alischwanke You're wrong. Maybe they are desperate. Doesn't mean they suck. At worst, it might mean they are a bit naive, but that shouldn't be a life sentence to poverty.

@AaronErickson yeah, definitely wrong. Got that and thanks to the internets for helping me realize. Thanks for your thoughts.

@alischwanke I don’t like it all

@morganjingram you must be in the minority according to the conversation today. :)

@alischwanke Not wrong but I don't think they are there for you, but for the platform's algo. Eg. the recruiter or the job seeker views might connect better based on these badges and so on

@koslib I agree with the theory. I'm curious how well the algo does pick it up

@alischwanke When faced with moral questions like this you should ask yourself “does this opinion seek to uplift or does it contribute to someone’s oppression / suffering” and you will have your answer

@TheJobfather__ I realize I'm wrong, perspectives here have been helpful. Thanks for weighing in and sharing.

@alischwanke How else are people supposed to get poached? ;)

@peterstringer Haha touche

@alischwanke I like them! I think it’s helpful to know who I might want to connect.

@profkrg Good to know!

@alischwanke not a fan of the "open to work" but mostly that's because I've seen it being used by...employed folks? which feels odd. I've been using the "hiring" badge for us though and it's been helpful getting good referrals from my network

@johnellert Oh that’s good experience to share. Thx