HACKER Q&A
📣 clstb

Has LinkedIn Apply and 3rd party websites overcome applying over email?


I have been using linkedIn for some months now and have also found my current job through it. Still I noticed that when applying you most of the time get redirected to 3rd party websites or use linkedIn EasyApply.

I dislike this because I need to share sensitive information, keep track of accounts, get spammed by notifications and be one of hundred applicants in an UI.

What happened to conventional email apply? Would you use a tool that utilizes job search from linkedIn but gives you the ability to apply over email? Does something like that already exist?

  👤 dewey Accepted Answer ✓
> What happened to conventional email apply?

Most of the time these jobs are posted on a lot of platforms, including the companys own website and not just on Linkedin.

I never had a problem finding an email address of a position by just looking at the website. If you apply somewhere looking at the website should be part of your application process anyway.