You can figure out who my colleagues are."ĭating coach Evan Marc Katz, whose clients nearly all date online, said he does not recommend reaching out to potential flames through LinkedIn. On LinkedIn, "There's a lot of details there. "On the other social websites, it's just my first name and a little bit about what I enjoy doing," Prudhomme said. Now, she said, she might do a bit more digging into someone's profile before accepting. "I was thinking, 'OK, I think you're on the completely wrong site for what you're asking for,'" she said. Reading further, she said, he began telling her about his family, suggesting they meet to talk about their lives and problems. "He was introducing himself to me, telling me he was a widower," she said. Once they connected, she received a long email. Prudhomme didn't think anything of approving a connection request from someone she didn't know in a similar industry - something she said she's done many times while working in sales.
"If a LinkedIn member believes they are being contacted in an inappropriate manner, we suggest they report the message as spam, just as they would if the message came via email," the statement from Madey added. Martin recounted stories of unwanted contacts to women he knows, from a 19-year-old intern at his company to his wife, who received a message that included, "I just could not help myself to say hi because your beauty is captivating."Ī LinkedIn spokesman, Doug Madey, noted in a statement the "large number of granular settings that give our members control over what's visible to their connections, their broader network, and others." Women seem to be approached more often with nonbusiness messages, which was noted in a recent conversation on Twitter when a London lawyer publicized a message a man sent her about her profile photo.Įric Martin, a vice president of marketing in Atlanta, recently wrote a post on the site itself titled, "Guys: Stop Hitting on Women on LinkedIn." For better or worse, LinkedIn can function as an avenue when others aren't available - even those who have strict privacy settings on Facebook or a partial name on Twitter may post a full resume and photo on LinkedIn to attract future job opportunities.
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