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LinkedIn is good as an online resume. Recruiters search so having your keywords publicly online vs a job board makes you infinitely easier to find. But that is free to do. Plus you can search all the jobs. Additionally, the networking component is helpful if you know someone working at a company that has a position you’re interested. Many (not all) companies will pay the employee a referral bonus, so they aren’t just incentivized by getting a friend or colleague hired, they are financially compensated. I have never gotten a job through LinkedIn but know my profile and activity was reviewed by my future boss and has also led to many networking opportunities.
It’s an underrated resource that most people really don’t exploit as well as they could. For example, I start a lot of my research on companies through LinkedIn first before I visit their website and can learn things I wouldn’t learn by simply visiting the company website.
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