Friday, July 11, 2014

How LinkedIn Found My 'Future' Self

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A few months ago, LinkedIn came to me with an unusual proposition. How would I like to meet my future self?


The offer came a few weeks after LinkedIn opened its publishing platform, meaning anyone on the service could write a blog post tied to their profile. I was looking for something personal to write about — and that's when company reps suggested they could identify a user who fit my projected career path, predicting where I might be professionally in five years



Thus was born Future Kurt, a first for LinkedIn. The company has never forecasted on behalf of a user before. Its only stipulation — that I make sure my profile was up to date. LinkedIn would do the rest Read more...


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