Job Search on LinkedIn: The 1 Tip You Need to Know!
4 Video Views·Apr 19, 2025
Nothing good in life comes easy" so in this video, I'm going to share you How to Job Search on Linkedin...the HARD way!
If you're a job seeker trying to use LinkedIn to find a job, you might think that using the "Apply Now" or Easy Apply feature is your best bet. It's fast and efficient right? The problem with that approach is that since it is so easy, everyone is doing the same thing so it's hard for you to stand out as a job seeker on LinkedIn
Or perhaps you KNOW you need to network on LinkedIn to find a job you want, but you're not sure where to start. The best way to begin is to engage with active LinkedIn users, who usually have a vast network already. You do this by first finding out where the active users are and commenting on their posts. Rinse and repeat for 2-4 weeks and I promise you will make progress on your job search journey
After you have engaged and hopefully re-engaged these active LinkedIn users, you want to follow up and send connection requests that get accepted. I highly recommend Austin Belcak's 3-step LinkedIn Connection Request formula since it's so simple and effective
First, lead with positivity, then show them you've done your homework, and finally ask them a genuine question so they feel like you're seeking guidance from them (which you are!)
Good luck and enjoy the journey
If you are a serious job seeker trying to use LinkedIn to land a job,
it's in your best interest to connect with professionals in your target company
who are also active on LinkedIn.
And the easiest way to do this is to first run a blank search
by clicking into the search bar and pressing enter,
select posts, all filters, author company, add your target companies, show results,
and now you have a list of everyone who's active on LinkedIn.
Simple enough, right?
Here comes the hard part.
You wanna then scan through the posts and identify authors
who fall into one of these three categories.
Those with a recruiter in their job title,
those with a I'm hiring cover image in their profile picture,
and those who just started a new role at that company recently.
Ready for the hardest part?
Leave a meaningful comment on five posts every day for the next two weeks
and I guarantee you will see meaningful progress
towards landing a role at one of your target companies.
Did I scare you off yet?
No?
Then let's get started.
Hi friends, welcome back to the channel.
If you're new here, my name is Jeff.
Come for the career tips and stay for the rhetorical questions.
In this video, I'm gonna first share with you
where to find the people most likely to help you on LinkedIn
and after you found them, what to say in your connection requests.
As Austin Belsak of Cultivated Culture has said many times,
you can't do the same thing as everybody else and expect different results.
If something is easy for you to do,
it's just as easy for everyone else to do as well.
So to expand on that first tip,
an oversimplified reason you want to leave comments on those posts
is so that your profile stays top of mind.
Recruiters and hiring managers from the same company
are usually connected with each other on LinkedIn,
so the more you comment,
the higher the chance you will appear on all their radars.
Of course, not all comments are created equal
and the amount of effort you put into what you say
conveys how serious you are as a candidate.
For example, 95% of the comments for I just started a new job posts
are some form of congratulations.
So if you leave a question politely asking them to share one tip or learning
that contributed to their success, you're gonna stand out.
Specifically, three things might happen after you post your comment.
One, they reply and tell you the one thing that helped them land an offer.
Awesome.
Two, recruiters from that company who might even be tagged in the post
will see your thoughtful comment and check out your profile.
Sign me up.
And three, it opens up the door for you
to send a follow-up connection request in a very natural way.
More on that in a little bit.
Are you gonna get replies to all of your comments?
Of course not.
Think about it like Tinder or Bumble.
You swipe right on 100 people, 10 of them match with you,
of which five actually reply to your cheesy pickup lines,
and two end up going out with you on a date because they felt bad.
Okay, so those numbers were oddly specific
and you might think those are from my own personal experience.
Obviously not.
I'm way more successful than that.
But you get my point.
Out of 100 comments, you will get responses,
you will expand your network, and you will land coffee chats.
And that will take you much farther than blindly applying online.
And if you're thinking to yourself,
how am I ever gonna keep track of all these new connections
if only some super cool handsome dating app stud
could create a free personal CRM on Notion
that helps me manage my professional contacts,
that would be great.
Don't worry, I got you.
Link to that video down below.
Now that you've identified these helpful individuals,
you're gonna wanna send connection requests that get accepted.
And I can't help but recommend a modified version
of Austin Belsak's three-step formula
for LinkedIn connection requests.
Step one, lead with positivity.
Step two, show them you know them.
And step three, ask a genuine question.
Lead with positivity is just like it sounds.
Open your connection requests on a positive note
and bonus points if you can make it about them.
For example, congrats on starting a new blog,
thanks for sharing your experiences with others,
or even something simple like,
hope you're having a great start to the week
can put a smile on the other person's face.
Step two is where the magic happens.
And it's also where you get to choose
to go with one of three connection angles.
Listed in order of difficulty,
these are talk about their career path,
make an observation on a piece of content
they've shared or created, or offer some sort of value.
While it's no surprise that you need to research
your contact to perform step two correctly,
it's easier than you think.
Their career path?
It's right there on their LinkedIn profile.
Do they produce some sort of content?
The activity section will show you recent posts
they've shared or commented on.
What about adding value?
See if they're active on other social media
and check out what they've been posting on those platforms.
A friend of mine saw a VP post
about renovating her house on Instagram
and literally messaged her
with paint product recommendations.
Now that's value.
Step three, in my opinion, this works
because asking a genuine question by default
makes it seem like you're seeking guidance
from your contact.
This builds them up, makes them feel good
and shows them you've given this some serious thought.
To provide a proof point
showing this three-step structure works,
I'm gonna share an example that worked on me recently.
Now at the risk of tooting my own horn,
which I do a lot actually,
I receive a lot of connection requests
and the ones that get through are the ones like these.
Hi Jeff, hope you're doing well and are in good health.
Interesting fact, I'm following YouTube channel for a while.
Helped me a lot to gain new perspectives.
I have one question for you.
How do you think one should react or prepare
when he is the one approached by the company for a position?
Of course, this specific example
may not be relevant for you.
So I highly recommend checking out Austin's full article
where he provides more than 10 examples
of LinkedIn connection requests.
I'll link it down below.
No, he still doesn't know who I am.
I just like giving credit where credit is due.
I'm such an angel.
If you enjoyed this video,
definitely check out my playlist on LinkedIn best practices
where I go over everything
from editing the perfect profile picture
to writing an outstanding LinkedIn summary.
See you on the next video.
And in the meantime, have a great one.