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Hey everyone! 👋 So, I need some advice on a situation that’s been boggling my mind lately. Remember when I mentioned that my potential employer kept on viewing my LinkedIn profile even after not moving forward with my application? Well, the views stopped after I blocked them, but as soon as I unblocked them, the profile views started again. 😳
Here’s a little update on the situation:
– The HR approached me for work, but I was a bit nervous during the interview and my salary expectations were deemed high.
– Should I block them again or should I reach out to clarify things?
I’m really confused about how to handle this whole thing. Any suggestions on what I should do next? Let’s brainstorm some solutions together! 💭✨
What’s confusing? This person/company clearly likes your background but hasn’t been able to find the right fit at their company yet. They probably keep looking at your profile to show their colleagues or to compare to any new positions they open up.
As for blocking them again, it’s very simple, if you like the company and would consider working there for the right role then don’t block them. If you have no interest in working for the company or interacting with this person then block them.
There is no reason to keep viewing your profile. The company can download a PDF if they like your experience. The same thing has happened to me. In my experience, it’s best to block them. There’s likely something very toxic about the company.
It’s possible they just have a tab open somewhere with your profile, it’s not that serious.
Do you have linked in premium to be able to see this?
I don’t understand what’s the harm here? Best case, they actively show your resume to other people. Neutral case, there’s a tab open and LinkedIn “falsely” shows her at looking at your profile whole she’s not really looking at it. Worst case? I doubt this will turn into some Stalker type situation so… I guess the neutral case is the worst case?
It could be they cleared their cache while viewing your profile or with your profile in an open tab.
In this case when they type in Linked… your profile is first above (the main url) so if they click enter it pulls up your profile.
I did this once didn’t even think about it until I got the 404 error.
Probably “viewed” this guy’s profile 100 times just trying to get to the main page.
As others have said, maybe your profile is open in another tab.
But I understand your concern, I had something similar happen to me where a former colleague that was let go during the pandemic, kept looking at my profile for a month. It was honestly weird and concerning.
Are you hot ?
Funny enough, I had a woman I liked, she rejected me but wouldn’t stop viewing my Instagram and LinkedIn somehow she went that far to stalk my LinkedIn….every single day she’d view me but wouldn’t never attempt to get in contact with me. To this day she occasionally views me….not an employment story but it seems like dating and finding a job a very similar lol anyone have any thoughts?
Lots of bullshit responses here, honestly. We need to call a spade a spade here:
Let’s face it: if you were a woman, this would be considered creepy as fuck- at best. No one wants to be stalked online, man or woman.
Just because you’re a guy doesn’t take away from that. You can’t know their intentions, but you can see they keep coming back around. And yes, even on the dumpster fire that is LinkedIn, there are people acting trashy, trying to get dates (or more). It’s unprofessional as fuck.
If they were seriously considering putting you through for a different position, they would have said so. Especially if they really thought you’d be a good fit. It’s not hard to say “I don’t want to get your hopes up, but I was considering you for [role]. What do you think? I’ve been talking to my manager, showing people your profile”. But they, aren’t, are they? They’re just looking at it. That’s weird.
So, do one of two things: reach out and say the more polite version of “what the fuck?”, or, block them and move on.
It could be harmless, it could be something worse. It sounds like it’s on you to remedy it, though…
Are you sure its not happening durng a search ? She’s looking for candidates, and your profile meets her search criteria. She – or someone she works with – just opens a tab for every candidate matching the search.