Is LinkedIn's 'Open To Work' Banner Useful?

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LinkedIn has over 1 billion members worldwide, making it the largest professional networking platform in the world

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The platform also recommends a number of steps to make sure your profile stands out from the pack

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But LinkedIn's 'open to work' symbol is the biggest red flag, according to former Google recruiter Nolan Church

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Mr Church said the poster signals a candidate's desperation to hiring managers

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"Recruiting is like dating. You have to make the other side feel like you're exclusive," he said at a podcast

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Mr Church said recruiters believe the best people are not looking for jobs, and that you have to pull them out

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But that doesn't mean you shouldn't apply for jobs. He said don't signal it so openly on LinkedIn

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"You have to create desire. For better or worse, it's just how humans are wired," said Mr Church

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Other experts are, however, divided on this view. Even LinkedIn says 33 million users are currently using the feature

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Angelina Darrisaw, CEO of C-Suite, said the banner helps small companies that can't access LinkedIn's recruiter tools

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