I was told by a recruiter that linkedin charges huge fees ($10k+) to recruiters.

Fake? Sure, but enormously profitable ... to microsoft.

So first they get you to supply all of your data, your friend's and colleague's dat, then they want to charge you a monthly fee to be "in"

But wait, there's more! Then comes the fees to actual recruiters.

L/I would be members, do an AI or wiki search for "fool's paradise" and don't forget to check reddit's "linkedin lunatics" for a good laugh.

I got recruited there once. Biggest career mistake of my life.

Yep, LinkedIn Recruiter costs $10k+ per seat, and is utterly useless. Our internal team found it completely useless for recruiting.

Totally. It feels like it is stuck in 2015.

Luckily we found a much better solution, something that actually sources with reasoning, and gets us real contact information (not crappy InMails).

	▲	fakedang 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Which one did you go for? We eventually turned to outbound recruiting within our networks via referrals, but that has also cooled down our recruiting levels to an extent.