Cool. I'm glad I can help!

Thanks for saving the Time 😊

I’m sorry to hear it’s been tough for you! Let me know how effective these tips are! I hope you have a change in success soon!!

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching

Wow. Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you for watching! Hope it was of value!

Haha! I’ve met two (Marquel and Markell)! Give it time, you know we’re a low key breed. Appreciate it man!

Great question! Whenever you feel prepared. Sometimes it’s helpful to talk to recruiters or other folks to help you optimize how you pitch yourself in the application. But the balancing act is not belaboring the application such that you never do

You’re welcome!! Thanks for checking it out

​​​@@MarkellBaldwinI tried networking a few years ago with a focus on a few companies I really wanted to work for. I took the advice of a networking professional I came across. I found a few people on LinkedIn within those companies who I thought might be good to reach out to. I did what the networker said to do by crafting a doc. about what I admired about the company, briefly mentioned my field and I asked them if they had any guidance on how I could eventually stand out for a position with their company. I did not hear back from either of them. What did I do wrong?

Same! I’ve tried to implement some follow up motion and a mental note about the person. The follow up motion is to close the thread on whatever we discussed or what they offered. It could be a simple thank you to a “that article was great for these reasons”. And the mental note is to keep in mind something you can offer them or check up on. I always like sharing resources with others that I think will benefit from it. It’s a nice “thinking of you” gesture instead of a blank “how goes it” message.

Shoutout to the algorithm! And there are unspoken rules. It's like a school paper, you can't plagiarize, BUT if you give proper credit, it's probably OK.

Besides recruiters, anyone with the title you want or in the area of interest that is actually engaged online or shows hints at being receptive to cold outreach (content, specifying interests on their profile) works. I try to think of it as an experiment too. You won’t know exactly who but the only way to find out is to reach out. You’ll start to see certain messages that are more receptive or people who tend to respond more frequently.

You’re welcome! And thank you for watching!

No apologies necessary. I totally hear you and I definitely think there’s a lot of self serving and promotion on LinkedIn. I’ve been thinking of redoing this video with a Twitter lens as I’ve found that to be a more valuable source to connect with people.

I totally agree with you. They just there to show up but nobody is willing to help. I think people in there forgot that somebody gave them a chance too

Yes! I’d like to think mine is a good example. I create posts, articles and share videos. And I also ensure that I pin or “feature” my best posts on my page. And in general, some tech recruiters do a great job at creating engaging profiles.

Aye! Glad that it was helpful man!

Hi Derricka! If I’m gathering your situation right, you requested a connection and shared a message in the request. They read it and added you to their network but no reply. If my understanding is correct, that definitely happens a lot. It could be they didn’t read it or they perceived the question as too much effort to respond to at the time. It doesn’t hurt to follow up at all. I’d bump the message by saying “just wanted to follow up, if you have 5 min to chat or tell me how I can do X” I think you’ll have better odds. If a question is too vague or open ended, I find it hard to give a meaningful response. And often that turns into no response. Let me know what happens!

@@MarkellBaldwin thank I will certainly follow up and I will let you know how it goes I appreciate your advice