Has anybody worked with any DS/DE LinkedIn Influencers (people like Zach Wilson, Eric Weber, Diana Liu... Etc). It's hard to avoid them on LI. I watched a talk one of them gave at a conference and it seemed like a smoothie blend of obvious stuff. Hard to believe the person is any good at work. Still they have prestigious titles. Has anybody worked with any of these folks? Are they any good? Or able to get jobs because of 'fame'? Blind tax : 500ish these days
Only IRL LinkedIn influencer I’ve worked with was dumb as shit. Dude didn’t do any work. His feed to is full of sage advice though - hope he gets canned
Same as any person. Some are good at work, some are not.
Most are not
Does the extra hype of being a LinkedIn influencer help them with promotions or protect them during layoffs? Anyone know? Trying to figure out why anyone would do it.
I think the idea is that it’ll make it easier to find another role or be sought out for opportunities. Being a LinkedIn influencer doesn’t help you pass interviews though so not sure what the value is
With followers they can do brand promotion and earn money. Also later they can introduce their courses/books etc and constantly promote them
Agreed??!
I'm on your list (this is Eric), so maybe helpful. Originally when I posted years ago, I thought I knew more than I did. The visibility was fun, but eventually that burns out and I asked myself "what's the point?" I was trying to be helpful, and it was fun to interact with a lot of people. As I've moved into different roles, I've realized how much I don't know, and that's led to a lot less posting and more reading others. I can't speak for everyone, but the reason I even bother posting is now and then it helps someone else. There's basically no incentive at work or otherwise, in some cases its probably detrimental.
Interesting, thanks for chiming in! Do you think it helps you when looking for jobs? Of course, can't do an A/B test there
At best, it might get you a recruiter call? But I think there's generally a perception that those who talk/post more are less qualified (which in some cases is fair). Beyond the initial reach out, it doesn't help you in the process much. If I were a company, I'd probably be even more careful hiring someone who writes/posts, knowing that it might reflect on you. But I'm guessing this varies a lot across companies.
Was she Anshika Gupta
I know at least one who is good at their work, can't name them, but I also know of a few who are just talk... so I guess it's kinda RNG