I closed my LinkedIn account and moved to the German Xing. It was the only EU solution I could found that resembled the US one.
That’s one thing I cross of my US dependency list.
You must log in or # to comment.
Man i wish i could get off linkedin
That place is more toxic than fourchan
ive never seen someone write out the 4 in 4chan
Someone has to be the first for everything i guess
(Although i have no idea why i did it)
Avoiding triggers. Trauma response.
Good on you, that takes guts. LinkedIn is a giant sucking in your data and attention, so closing it feels like a tiny personal revolt. Xing is far from perfect, but if you need something that actually fits EU rules and DACH networking, it makes sense.
Heads up though, network effects are brutal. Expect fewer international leads and some paywalls for features people take for granted on LinkedIn. Also export any contacts or data you want before it vanishes, and put a simple CV or contact page on your own website so recruiters can still find you without feeding a US platform.
Nice to see someone chipping away at the US dependency list. Keep it up and report back if Xing turns into something workable or just another walled garden.
Oh, that’s a discussion I was actually looking for. And wasn’t aware of it before I saw this post! I deeply hate and despise LinkedIn. Long ago, I was like ‘who the fuck uses this shit?’ But it feels like it became the de-facto expected standard. Now I’m worried I’m not going to even be considered a real person if I’m having no Facebook (I have it no more), Instagram (won’t recall if I removed it, but I’m not active), LinkedIn (still have, but would be happy to ditch). While Facebook and Instagram kinda not required for any professional communication, it feels like LinkedIn is.
So, what others think of it? I’m okay with losing some potential job opportunities, but not most of them. Perhaps I’m just wrong here, and the skills might overshadow the lack of social fucking network. Which weirdly became mandatory. More than that, I see others claiming ‘oh, you should post a lot there!’ Have you guys seen these miserable pathetic half-sloped posts? I was thinking of looking for a new job this year, and I’m a bit terrified of the prospects if I’m to stick to my principles.
How did you register? I’m not receiving registration emails from Xing, nor error messages. Proton mail and Firefox. Disabling adbloxk and tracking protection does not change this.
Just filled in the register form on xing.com. Seconds later I received an email to verify my email and. After clicking on the verify button I was registered and could complete the rest of my profile.
They have a help & contact page, maybe you can try to contact them that way and explain your problem https://help.xing.com/hc/en-us?nwt_nav=footer&segment=b2c
I deleted linkedin a while back, which was the only real social media i had left. Haven’t regretted and havent made another profile anywhere. Its good to support european, but I recommend simply leaving all platforms
Do you have the kind of profile that gets contacted by recruiters regularly? If yes, how did it change? Does Xing already have an active enough community in EU?
„Active enough“ seems funny to me as Xing used to be pretty active in the past but essentially got replaced by LinkedIn. It seems that Xing has also made some very poor business decisions in the past that contributed to this decline.
Would be great if it’s growing again but in my memory it’s just a dying network.
Never heard about it before so I thought it was newer.
I feel like it could only grow again if the EU starts actively pushing companies to favor EU websites to reduce dependence on the USA.
It lost when they killed the groups. Xing had fairly active user groups with a lot of local influencers - in a positive sense, not the grifty one, people who could pull barcamps together and really fun networking events.
A lot of german people moved over to linkedin back then and interaction on xing dropped massivly.
It’s now owned by Hubert Burda Media.
My LinkedIn account and now my Xing account are in “Not interested right now.” mode. I was not a heavy user of that platform.
Maybe other people can share there experience with the Xing platform ?
I did as well when I closed my Microsoft account, almost exactly a year ago. To be honest, that is one area where I feel a gap. I found no good alternative to profesional networking. Not like, LinkedIn was amazing. It has many issue. But it allowed me to mentaly bookmark some people and companies that I find interesting, and reach to them when needed. Now it’s a struggle.
LinkedIn is such a nightmare anyway
So did I. Two years ago… it became the second FB… useless
I did that long ago. Most cynical webshite on the web.
If you’re not ready for closing you can just suspend it while not looking for a job.
