1. I started engaging with company posts BEFORE I needed work. Just 10 minutes daily. When I finally needed a job, recruiters already knew my name.
2. Look at people who have your dream job. I found 5 people with my target role and studied their profiles like a detective. What skills did they list? What certifications did they have? I copied their exact path.
3. Use your school connection. I searched for my college on LinkedIn, clicked “Alumni,” and found 17 people working at my dream company. I messaged them saying “Fellow [School] grad here!” and 70% responded. One person directly referred me.
4.Become known for ONE specific thing. Your profile should let you expertise, learning, projects, etc. Sounds boring I know, but a hiring manager found me through these posts and reached out directly.
5. Get introduced the right way. Along with cold messaging hiring managers. I also found mutual connections and asked them: “Could you introduce me to XYZ? I’ve attached a short message you can forward.” This really works .
6. Find the active people at companies. Every company has employees who post regularly. These people LOVE to help. I built relationships with them first, not the recruiters.
7. My 3-7-2 method. Each week I commented on 3 industry posts daily, connected with 7 new people, and wrote 2 posts about my expertise. This simple routine got my profile seen by the right people.
8. Watch for job changes. When I saw hiring managers at my target companies change roles on LinkedIn, I immediately reached out to congratulate them. They were building new teams and I got in early.
What hidden LinkedIn tricks have worked for you?
What hidden Linkedin tricks worked for you?
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