I shared the struggle and got rewarded | ✦ |
I didn’t wait until I had a job to post on LinkedIn. | “Damn, job rejection is worse than heartbreak.” |
It opened with directing a Times Square billboard at 23, then being on the job hunt 6 months post-grad. One of my greatest accomplishments and what I was struggling with, right next to each other. Then I wrote, “On paper I thought I would be a recruiter’s dream.” | Worked for Liquid Death. | | Interned at WPP. | | Launched an app and got into the Google Startup Program. | | Invited onto SiriusXM to talk about what I was building. | | Directed a Times Square billboard in collaboration with Equinox. | Why that post worked All of that was true. So was making it to the final round at Instagram, Kardashian brands and billion-dollar startups, then hearing “we’re going in a different direction.” That post acted as a Trojan horse. The headline made people stop. The accomplishments showed what I could do. The rejection made it relatable. I was sharing the gap between “Wow, I directed a Times Square billboard” and “Damn, this is the thousandth rejection email.” My friends and classmates were talented too, and some were still in unpaid internships or temporary contracts. A Meta recruiter saw that post. I kept applying the whole time, but posting gave someone another way to find me. I also shared that I had no idea where I’d be working in 2026. The company, the location, the salary, the team, the role. I just didn’t know. LinkedIn can be a harsh place to scroll when all you see is “I got accepted” and “I was awarded.” That’s why I shared the lows and highs while I was still going through it. | My Take Show people what you’ve done while you’re honest about where you are. |
| 
