On LinkedIn, I listed myself as open to work. I have a doctorate from an Ivy League university and worked as a business research professional for a long time. Recently, I have acquired certificates in fields related to artificial intelligence and data analytics. Somehow, LinkedIn’s recommendation engine delivered an ad to me for their premium service that advertised only restaurant and hospitality industry jobs. Nothing else. Hundreds of them. It is perplexing because aside from a summer job in the 80s, I have never worked in hospitality. I trained for other things, so I guess their algorithm found that that’s what is available to highly educated women in our 50s, so it’s perpetuating that finding. I’ve been on LinkedIn for 20 years so they know exactly what I do and who I’m connected to.
