LinkedIn has been really pushing their new premium service. I have not subscribed, mostly because it is not a trivial amount of money, but a lot of recruiters have because I am now getting pounded with requests from recruiters. Part of me is flattered. I work hard and I think my career says that.
However, my volume of email just took a measurable tick upward and that is not helpful, LinkedIn.
I also try hard to keep my connections list in LinkedIn true, i.e. each person is someone I know and at least had some meaningful discussions. So, with the last request from a recruiter that I politely declined, I unchecked all of the boxes only to discover I had just added this person as a new connection. Very sneaky, LinkedIn, and I deleted that connection.
I did find that I can request people not contact me about new jobs. I even attached a nice message. Time will tell if this helps and I will be marking future recruiting communications as inappropriate.
I am dissatisfied, LinkedIn.