Fast Company

How to use LinkedIn to land a job—without sending a single DM

Sending LinkedIn DMs—the digital version of cold-calling—can come across as pushy and is becoming a much-less-effective strategy for job seekers. Luckily, there is so much more that LinkedIn is ...
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I landed a job at LinkedIn by posting on the platform. Here's how I built an audience and grabbed the attention of a recruiter.

Posting work on LinkedIn and his website helped Dhyey Mavani land an engineering job at LinkedIn. Sharing projects and personal stories online expanded his professional network and visibility. Mavani ...
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I landed a job at LinkedIn by posting on the platform. Here's how I built an audience and grabbed the attention of a recruiter.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dhyey Mavani, a 21-year-old software engineer at LinkedIn, based in Sunnyvale, CA. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I moved ...