LinkedIn Profile upside
• Your LinkedIn profile is a tool to helping employers and recruiters find you on the Internet.
• Linkedin is used by many recruiters to source talent, and for you it is a great forum for networking and getting in touch with potential employers.
• It’s an informal way of telling people what you’re capable of without much detailing.
• It also gives potential recruiters an idea of the extent and nature of your networking.
LinkedIn Profile downside
• It is a document in a public domain, lacking in privacy and therefore restrictive in its detailing.
• Not all HR managers go onto LinkedIn for the sourcing needs.
• In the job hunting process, a LinkedIn profile is just one of the means for reaching out to a prospective employer.
• HR will always need a proper resume for moving ahead with your candidature.
Your resume contains a lot of information of a private nature that you do not wish to broadcast to the world.
So, in the end, a LinkedIn profile can never replace a well written and laid out resume in the process of job hunting
