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A lot of LinkedIn hate, but no comment I've read acknowledges that LinkedIn (in some fields, and growing) has replaced the resume.

It's almost a universal format — there's a lot of value in that. I can just give someone this standard URL instead of creating some crazy word doc with weird indentations.

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That's ridiculous. I have literally never applied for a job where I could just give a Linkedin link instead of using a resume or filling out a form.

Seriously? Where do you live, out of curiosity?

I live in Seattle.

My experience too with companies in SV and several other States. Even if they accept a URL they insist on a file upload too. As an interviewer I like LinkedIn's format. It's far easier to read and easy to click through to previous employer's, recommenders, etc. compared to a resume.

Except for the fact that people CANNOT see your resume if they are not paying users of LinkedIn and not connected to you or your contacts.

That's not true. There are settings in your profile that you can use to control exactly how much of your profile is visible to people not directly connected to you. e.g. My profile is entirely public (you still need to have a LinkedIn account in order to actually view it, but we don't need to have any degree of connectivity):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rameshdharan

Sorry, but I've not made this up:

"Full profiles for 3rd-degree connections are available only to premium account holders."

Here is a screenshot: http://booleanblackbelt.com/2012/09/full-profiles-of-3rd-deg...

Yes, this was true for several years. As of January 2015, 3rd degree is visible again.

Though if you're willing to jump through some hoops, all profiles are visible.

I missed that. Thanks for the info. Do you have any link to some authoritative source about this change (I've been unable to find one)?

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