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>>fortra+(OP)
LinkedIn has become basically a requirement for applying for many jobs making it one of the hardest public profiles for the privacy conscious to hide from Google. I have a pretty common name, which is normally a good anonymity cloak, but if you also know my profession then my Linkedin profile pops up as the first Google result revealing many accurate personal details about me.

>>bosswi+Zm
You can adjust your public profile to only expose the minimal details and have the recruiter connect to you for anything more. I agree it would be great if LinkedIn had a way to have a purely private profile that is only shared on demand, viewable with a key or something for a restricted period.

But yeah, it does not solve the problem of social pressure where you could be considered as less reliable or trustworthy if you don't have a public profile with many details.