Job Search Series #2: My LinkedIn Sprint Strategy
What changed when I started posting 3x a day? A whole lot.
How I stopped getting ghosted and started landing interviews—by posting 3x a day on LinkedIn. Here’s the exact strategy that worked.
In my last post, I broke down how I sent 305 applications, got ghosted by 145 companies, and nearly burned out trying to land a job that didn’t suck the life out of me.
Spoiler: I finally stopped chasing jobs—and started attracting them.
Here’s what made the difference:
I pivoted my strategy from silent job searcher to visible professional.
Instead of cold-applying and hoping someone found me in the ATS black hole,
I took control of how I showed up online.
🎯 Why LinkedIn?
Because visibility matters.
If no one knows you’re looking, they can’t help.
If your profile reads like a robot, recruiters scroll past.
If you wait for the “perfect” job post, you’re always behind someone more visible.
So, I created a new rule: Show up 3x a day. Every day. For 90 days.
Is This ‘Treat Yourself’ Culture Keeping You Broke? 😬
→ Because sometimes the biggest career glow-up starts with saying “no.”
🔁 What I Posted (Without Burning Out)
I created a simple 3-post a day rhythm that let me stay consistent without overthinking. Here are the topics that I covered on a rotating basis.
🔹 Post: Job Search Real Talk
Job seeker wins, lessons, ghosting stories, and the wild things people say in interviews.
I even posted a couple times after I got rejected from jobs I really got excited about. Heck I posted how I said no to a company because I refused to do asynchronous interviews (I’m not talking to a screen that doesn’t include a human).
It helped me connect with others going through the same thing—and feel less alone.
🔹 Post: Something Personal
A peek into my real life from gardening to books I enjoyed to simply how things were going.
(Authenticity builds trust. Period.)
🔹 Post: Value or Insight
Tips on budgeting, internal audit, FP&A, operations, spreadsheets, or navigating tough work transitions. Basically highlight what you do at work, what problems you have solved, and things relevant to the job your targeting.
Pro Tip: Leverage ChatGPT to create excel tips. You’ll learn something too!
🔹 Post: Created a daily series
I created monthly themes where one of the three posts that day were all about my theme.
🔹 Looking for a Job Post: Open to Work
I posted an Open To Work post every 3 days. I talked about my prior experience, challenges that I’ve faced, work that I enjoy, and the types of jobs I’m looking
Bonus? I turned comments into content, riffed off other’s posts (and gave them credit for the idea) and made it easy by batching ideas ahead of time.
Dealing with Judgment When You Live Differently 💭
→ Posting on LinkedIn 3x a day? Budgeting? People will have opinions. Here’s why I say you do you.
💥 What Changed
In a matter of weeks:
✅ People started DMing me job leads.
✅ I had recruiters reaching out to me.
✅ I booked 4 interviews from warm intros—not cold applies.
✅ I rebuilt my confidence, one post at a time.
✅ I started getting noticed as a person, not a resume.
Was it scary to post at first? Yep.
Did I overthink everything? Also yes.
But it worked.
Because the right people can’t find you if you’re invisible.
🔧 Tips if You Want to Try This
🧠 Start with your story. People connect with why you’re looking, not just what you’ve done.
📅 Pick 2–3 themes you can rotate. Think: job search updates, personal life, lessons learned, tools, stories, wins.
🗣️ Talk like a human. If you wouldn’t say it to a friend, don’t post it.
🔁 Reuse and repurpose. A good post is worth sharing again in a new way.
🧩 Engage with others. Comment, uplift, and participate—it’s a two-way street.
💬 Have you ever tried a LinkedIn sprint? Or posted something that got surprising traction?
Drop it in the comments—I’d love to hear what worked for you.
More soon,
—Mrs. DINK 🔥
Because spreadsheets and story arcs go hand-in-hand.
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Disclosure:
Everything I share here is based on my own job search journey. What worked (or didn’t work) for me may not play out the same way for you — and that’s okay. Think of this as a data point, an idea, or one person’s experience to consider.
I already know there’s going to be someone out there who says, “I did the exact opposite and it worked for me.” That’s the nature of job searching — there’s no single formula. And honestly? That person didn’t even land at their dream company, but whatever.
So take what I write as food for thought, not a guarantee. Use what resonates, toss what doesn’t. At the end of the day, you do you.
I’ll never forget when a former colleague told me about this idea of posting 3 times a day on LinkedIn. At first I let the idea roll around in my head, but within a week I got to taking action. I could no longer deal with playing restroom poop 💩 roulette!
And I figured what’s the absolute worst case scenario. Worst case scenario I didn’t land a new job but spent time posting on LinkedIn. I wasn’t landing a new job with the old way of job searching so figured why not give it a go.