LinkedIn's Broken Feedback Loop: When a Veteran Developer Gets Zero Interviews

A developer with a decade of professional experience and proven production expertise received not a single interview request over 270 days on LinkedIn, exposing a systemic breakdown in the platform's core function as a job marketplace. The proliferation of 'ghost roles'—job listings that may not represent genuine opportunities—suggests that LinkedIn has increasingly become a social media platform rather than a legitimate employment board, prompting crucial questions about whether traditional job platforms can still connect talent with meaningful work.