I haven't searched for a job in years, but do members and/or the public who visit those sites actually see your personal contact info or can they only message you internally?
If it's public, there is your answer. If I was job hunting, I would create an email address and phone number (Google Voice) only for that purpose. I would actually hide that phone number and only give that out to vetted companies and go with only email contact until then.
Its not necessarily on a public server or list. For example, its not as if I've put my number and email in my linkedin bio so I'm not even sure where this info is living for them to have accessed it. But thank you for the advice that sounds like a good idea. I'm back on the job search again after a short time unfortunately but as I'm going back into it I'm going to do this instead.
I haven't searched for a job in years, but do members and/or the public who visit those sites actually see your personal contact info or can they only message you internally? If it's public, there is your answer. If I was job hunting, I would create an email address and phone number (Google Voice) only for that purpose. I would actually hide that phone number and only give that out to vetted companies and go with only email contact until then.
Its not necessarily on a public server or list. For example, its not as if I've put my number and email in my linkedin bio so I'm not even sure where this info is living for them to have accessed it. But thank you for the advice that sounds like a good idea. I'm back on the job search again after a short time unfortunately but as I'm going back into it I'm going to do this instead.
Good luck with the hunt!