From the time that Microsoft took over Linkedin, they were bound to turn to shit.
It was one of the last social media platforms I kept an account on, because of work, but I deleted even Linkedin last year because of how bad it was getting.
The funny thing is… I got a much better job with a better salary after that, with no Linkedin profile. I realized then that I didn’t need it.
Congrats on the new job. 
I’m surprised you found a job that did not require a LinkedIn. I’m curious if something has changed in the recruiting space. I had to get a LinkedIn account last year for the first time because every job required a LinkedIn to even apply.
Did you notice this during your search? Or did you intentionally apply to places that don’t require it?
I guess it all depends on the job role and also where you do apply (locally or remotely 
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Would be nice to also get rid of LinkedIn but quite hard for sure unless being extremely well known into a space for specific skills…
Very true. You’d think the tech industry would at least allow a github profile as an alternative. Hiring is so broken.
I’m now realizing this post is a year old 
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*thought this would be a descent question: How to apply to jobs without social media (LinkedIn included)? Is this possible anymore?.
Oh that’s still a thing tho. It’s just the fact that you as a developer also need to find the post. There are job boards but they might not have the latest/greatest in terms of positions.
Still doable I think.
There’s probably a cultural difference, as I’m in Germany and things are much more privacy-sensitive here due to history.
I didn’t know that the employer didn’t require it, I just applied through one of the job platforms where you can send the application directly without having to use ‘apply via linkedin’.
Once I started working here, I realized how many of my colleagues also didn’t have a linkedin profile. But that’s normal for Germany.
We can share tips and tricks on a forum like this, but we can’t really share cultural history in a way that will make other countries pay attention to the warnings from history.
Those things are overall very useless IMO, never saw the point.