Going Viral to Hired on LinkedIn
Chris jumped out of a plane with an "#Open4Work" sign. He made a video of it, and posted it on LinkedIn to announce his layoff and drum up leads for a new job.
It went viral--like really viral.
He got a job offer in 3 days from a CEO who saw his post.
The offer came via a skydiving video by the CEO, Jack Peagam.
Every day I see layoff announcements in my LinkedIn feed, and so many are posting in hopes of going viral.
Sometimes it is something wild or creative (like what Chris did).
Other times it's a story of desperation.
And sometimes it's calling out toxic workplaces (names included).
Not all of these posts go viral. And many job seekers wonder why their story doesn't get likes and shares.
In fact, I see them venting their frustrations about not going viral in the comments of other viral posts.
If you're pinning your hopes and dreams on going viral, I want you to think about something first...
Going viral is not the magic fix for getting hired.
It actually can backfire...
I'll tell you more tomorrow about the 2 types of layoff posts you should avoid (and why).
