But what she thought was a job interview turned out to be a country club lunch with an older man. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis is an as-told-to essay based on a transcribed conversation with Jenna Vaught about her experience of being baited on LinkedIn. Insider has verified her LinkedIn messages with the man as well as the details he posted on the site. AdvertisementAdvertisementHe set a date for the job interview, but something wasn't rightHe set a date and sent me a location. Now I work for womenIn college LinkedIn was the only platform I could use to really find something, but now I can't rely on it, especially for networking.

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Persons: Jenna Vaught, —, Judy, Jenna, Merrill Lynch, We've, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Florida Gulf Coast University Locations: Naples , Florida