The past few times I've searched for a job I've literally opened Google and searched "sysadmin, Helsinki". Sometimes that points me at specific linkedin posts, random recruitment sites, and other times individual company pages.
I read a bunch and apply to three at a time, based on how the adverts sound, or what I know of the companies. The last time round I found many posts and made a ranking of the options based on the fact that people I knew said "Company XXX is awesome". Luckily I got an offer at the company at the head of my list.
Linked in I treat more as a meta/comedy site, and I've never seriously used it. I have past working experience, but I never react to things and I've made three-four posts in the past ten years. So "networking" isn't really something I handle explicitly, but I talk to people in local tech companies randomly in the pub, or via friends of friends, so I feel like I know the major companies, and the ones with good/bad reputations for staff-treatment, and technologies.
TLDR; "Networking via friends has lead to random comments over the years about companies, and using that I make a list of 10ish companies. I haven't the concentration to deal with many overlapping applications so I apply to max three jobs at time. If one rejects me I apply to the next on my list and proceed until employed".
I read a bunch and apply to three at a time, based on how the adverts sound, or what I know of the companies. The last time round I found many posts and made a ranking of the options based on the fact that people I knew said "Company XXX is awesome". Luckily I got an offer at the company at the head of my list.
Linked in I treat more as a meta/comedy site, and I've never seriously used it. I have past working experience, but I never react to things and I've made three-four posts in the past ten years. So "networking" isn't really something I handle explicitly, but I talk to people in local tech companies randomly in the pub, or via friends of friends, so I feel like I know the major companies, and the ones with good/bad reputations for staff-treatment, and technologies.
TLDR; "Networking via friends has lead to random comments over the years about companies, and using that I make a list of 10ish companies. I haven't the concentration to deal with many overlapping applications so I apply to max three jobs at time. If one rejects me I apply to the next on my list and proceed until employed".