A former Google recruiter says LinkedIn's "Open to Work" tag is a "red flag" for hiring managers. Nolan Church said it comes across as desperate and called it "the worst social media feature." ...

Courtney Summer Myers' LinkedIn post with a #Desperate banner went viral, gaining 147,000 likes. The post reignited the "Open to Work" banner debate, a tool seen as both helpful and desperate.

Job seekers have the option of adding an Open to Work badge to their LinkedIn profile, but recruiters and hiring managers are divided on whether it's beneficial, or makes someone appear desperate ...