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Employed engineer here. I use linkedin to network and as a result I get a few inbound recruiting requests a week. Most are contract roles I'm not interested in, but some are for interesting companies that I wouldn't have found on a job board. I try to take interviews for the latter.

Going through an interview with nothing to lose helps me keep up my networking and interviewing soft skills. The best time to find a job is when you don't need one.

I meant tech savvy as in the younger crowd, who would know about adblockers. That would include students, tech workers , bankers, the whole lot.

Back in my old firm, I knew a ton of bankers and consultants who used LinkedIn regularly (mostly for stalking top performers).

Yes that's exactly it, if they removed all the timeline I'm not sure I would even notice. I use Linkedin only for the messaging and the CVs.