“Make it as easy as possible to get hired”
-Madelyn Machado
The full conversation/write-up can be found below.
I’ve added a TLDR section for those that are looking for the
Highlights:
- “Apply, reach out on LinkedIn – you are quite literally pitching yourself to them, just like a salesperson would. ‘I’ve already applied to the position, this is why I applied, this is why I am good.’”
“Make it as easy as possible to get hired. When you are reaching out to people on LinkedIn, it’s not to ask for a referral or to bypass the recruiting process – it’s to make sure you are seen.”
- “A lot of people look at content on LinkedIn/Tik Tok – ‘everything is awful, nobody is hiring, all these are ghost jobs, etc.,’ but there are people getting hired every single day.”
“There are people landing opportunities every single day. Six-figure remote positions are getting hired every day. It’s because they’re doing things others aren’t.”
Madelyn has been a recruiter for companies like Microsoft, Meta, and LinkedIn.
“Apply, reach out on LinkedIn – you are quite literally pitching yourself to them, just like a salesperson would. ‘I’ve already applied to the position, this is why I applied, this is why I am good.’
Make it easy as possible to get hired. When you are reaching out to people on LinkedIn, it’s not to ask for a referral or to bypass the recruiting process –
it’s to make sure you are seen. “
This next bit may strike a nerve with some people, but Madelyn goes on to say:
“A lot of people look at content on LinkedIn/Tik Tok – ‘everything is awful, nobody is hiring, all these are ghost jobs, etc.,’ but
there are people getting hired every single day.
There are people landing opportunities every single day. Six-figure remote positions are getting hired every day.
It’s because they’re doing things others aren’t.
People are doing more to stand out. It’s not tailoring your resume, it’s pitching yourself like a salesperson.
If you seem miserable in an interview people aren’t going to hire you.