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One in Five LinkedIn Users Change Past Jobs, Add AI
Nearly one in five LinkedIn users have retroactively edited their past job titles or descriptions years after leaving those positions, NDTV Profit reports. Artificial intelligence skills have emerged as a top addition…
The Story in Brief
Nearly one in five LinkedIn users have retroactively edited their past job titles or descriptions years after leaving those positions, NDTV Profit reports. Artificial intelligence skills have emerged as a top addition among those making such changes. The trend, termed 'LinkedIn Time Travel' by some observers, reflects how professionals are revising older entries to showcase abilities they acquired later in their careers.
The Indian Opinion
Some will call this a harmless update of a living document; others will see it as deceptive resume-padding. The truth lies somewhere between. A nurse who later codes health apps might legitimately add programming. But a sales rep who never touched AI still listing it on an old role crosses a line. LinkedIn will not police intent. The real test: will employers start asking for timestamps on each entry?
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