Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:03:09 -0000, David B. "David wrote:

On 21/01/2019 20:40, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 20:31:11 -0000, David B. "David
wrote:

On 21/01/2019 18:36, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:33:15 -0000, Chris wrote:

Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:55:29 -0000, David B. "David
wrote:

On 15/01/2019 20:40, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 21:30:42 -0000, David B. "David
wrote:
[....]
Randy Knobloch was listed on LinkedIn as a Security Consultant

In fact, we messaged one another!

You mean LinkedIn is a real place? I just get spam from them from
people I've never heard of wanting to engage in some kind of
conversation about a business I'm not in.

It is! :-)

Here's the site of my protégé, a fellow of whom I'm enormously proud.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan...orth-97498226/

You'll even find a 'Recommendation' from me there! ;-)

I don't know how I ever got a linkedin account, but I constantly get
messages from people wanting to "connect" with me whatever that means.
So what's the purpose of this site?

A bit like Facebook for business. And a glorified business card.

Is it like a lonely hearts thing for businessmen?

Yeah, kinda

So no real purpose then. I'm quite sure a business finds customers
without that ****.

One principal purpose is for recruitment.

Recruitment is traditionally done through newspapers, or their online
equivalent. I've always looked for jobs in for example s1jobs.com

It's for the opposite purpose. Employers looking for staff!

Surely they should advertise through the usual channels?

That is the usual channels, nowadays. I'm regularly contacted by
recruiters.

Are you employable? Professionally qualified? If so, in what field?

Computer technician, although I've got a degree in Physics.

Wow! My late son got a good Physics degree from Manchester University
then worked for ICL as a computer whizz until his tragic death.

Yip, Physics degrees are useless, no jobs available. I got my computer
jobs solely based on my hobby of computers. My first job, I applied for
an Electronics Technician. Somebody else got it, then 2 weeks later the
boss phoned me and said he'd seen I played with computers a lot as a
hobby (on my CV) and would I like a new post they'd just created. That
lasted 6 years till I got fired for ****ing off the upper management.