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I dont think its at all feasible to confirm or deny that claim. I currently have the best job I've ever had and I did not use LinkedIn. Could I have gotten a better one if I had used it? Impossible to say.
Also, anyone that accepts a job from somewhere other than LinkedIn, even if they are also using it, isn't taking a worse offer; they just got the best one from somewhere else.
Does this really require an explanation? There are tons of potential opportunities that you are overlooking if you never even looked at LI. Would they be better? Maybe, maybe not. It's quite possible though.
And if I had 2 wheels, you could call me a bicycle.
...wat
Sorry, its just a dumb old saying.
I think that some people, even more in the past, have more available opportunities than they need, so they may not really be missing out if they dont look under every stone and around every corner.
Everyone has a finite amount of time, energy, and overall human bandwidth to commit to their lives, and those without a lot to spare are not likely to keep looking once they've found something really good that they're satisfied with.
For example, I'm sure I dont have the best, most rewarding, most high-paying job I could possibly have, but I do have a good one. I believe that the opportunity cost of finding a better one is higher than the benefit gained vs. the current one. The better someone's current job is relative to their talents, the more likely they, too will come to the same conclusion.
So, maybe LinkedIn can help a lot of job-serkers, but a ton of people also think it sucks eggs and has egregious privacy concerns, so of they can get by without it, it is not hard to imagine why they would.
I'm always on the lookout for a new job, no matter what, and you should be too. I make it a point to try and schedule an interview with a new employer every 90 days. This strategy has served me extremely well. My resume stays updated, my interview skills stay sharp, I stay abreast of what's available the employment market, and occasionally I get a significant improvement at a new employer.
It's very rare for employers to give raises or promote from within. I've always had to move to get anything above a cost of living raise.
Yes, we all have a finite amount of time, and I would argue that looking for a new job is an extremely good use of that time.