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Is LinkedIn often used as a resume? LinkedIn to me is a social media platform. At least in the software companies I've worked for, and applied to, I've only ever seen actual resumes around.

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Many resumes are super wordy. It can be easier to skim a LinkedIn profile than suffer through those.

It's even easier to just toss the resume.

> even easier to just toss the resume

I'm not convinced resume editing is a skill correlated with anything I hire for.

Effective communication is absolutely something I'm looking for in a candidate. The ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in writing is critical. I've worked with far too many people who'll respond to a question with paragraphs of narrative and reasoning and background information without actually giving a clear answer to the question.

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