Comment by A4ET8a8uTh0_v2

I personally had a decent presence some years ago ( upwards of 10k followers ), but I dropped it, when it became clear that noise far outweighed the signal. I will admit that I am in a weird spot now, because soon I will be coaching kids to real job interviews ( and they are normally instructed to use LinkedIn to connect with their coaches ).. and I will feel obligated to point out that they may want to benefit from a different type of exposure ( github, portfolio page, email ).

TLDR: I dislike LinkedIn and what it has become ( because it did bring me some value before.. and I fear that is coming for github too ), but I struggle to offer a good alternative to people that are just starting since HR depts effectively EXPECT you to have one.