But...You're in IT

I had a phone interview this week with a company for a consulting job. To be fair, this company is not an IT company, they are more situated in accounting, but I was interviewing with their IT department. My interviewer asked me about my semester and this class came up.

I mentioned LinkedIn, and this person had a no idea what I was talking about. Now granted, this person is a little older, but working in IT, I was surprised that they had never heard of the site. Isn't this supposed to be the future of business? If you are working in computers and technology, then wouldn't one of the most popular networking sites pop up on your radar sooner or later? I was caught off guard, especially when the person asked me to explain what the site is for.

To be honest, it gave me a bad impression. How up on things can they be? I know that they know much more than I do, but how do you now know what LinkedIn is when working in this field? Does this surprise anyone else?

Well, all I can say is I am certainly glad that I know what it is as well as many other networking sites. These tools have a lot to offer us and the sooner people learn about them, the more effective they will surely become. (Maybe through a little networking? Eh? Eh?) Although, I will say I was happy to find out that I am, in fact, not the only person, who knows what all of this stuff is. Apparently I don't live in a hole, which comes as quite as a relief.