00:00:00So if you are currently unemployed and spend your time searching jobs on LinkedIn, I'm sorry,
00:00:04but you might actually never get a job. If you still haven't realized, just look at the number
00:00:09of jobs you have applied and ask yourself how many of them actually got back with you. It's not
00:00:14because you are not good enough, it's just because most of these openings you see on LinkedIn are just
00:00:19ghost jobs or scammers trying to steal your data or money. So in this video, I'll discuss why you
00:00:25are wasting your time applying for jobs on LinkedIn and most importantly, I'll share some of the
00:00:30strategies experience people actually use to apply for jobs. First, let's talk about why applying on
00:00:35LinkedIn is useless. One of the most frustrating reasons is fake or ghost job postings. These are
00:00:41jobs posted by companies or scammers that look completely legitimate on the surface, but in
00:00:46reality, they are jobs posted with no intention of hiring. You won't believe me, but some of the jobs
00:00:52you see on LinkedIn aren't even real. But why would anyone post fake jobs? Well, first, let's talk
00:00:57about why scammers do this and I think they have pretty clear motives. When you apply, you're
00:01:02handing over personal information, your email, phone number, resume, sometimes even more, and that data
00:01:09can be used for their benefit. In some cases, you might be even asked to pay some kind of processing
00:01:15fee or interview fee to continue in the interview process, which is an immediate red flag. No real
00:01:21company will ever ask you to pay to get hired. And then there are also phishing attempts. You might
00:01:26receive a message saying you've been shortlisted along with a link that looks official, but once you
00:01:31click it, you could end up compromising your accounts or personal data. And the scary part is when someone
00:01:37is desperate for a job, they will not think twice to click. If you want to know how to discover this
00:01:42type of job listings, we will talk about it in a bit. But the thing is, these fake jobs are not only
00:01:48posted by scammers, they are posted by real companies too. They do this for various reasons.
00:01:54First is they might be building a talent pool for future hiring or they might be trying to present
00:01:58themselves as a growing company. And posting more jobs hiring is no better way to do that. Ghost jobs
00:02:04are the one frustrating thing about LinkedIn job listings. The next thing is high competition. Even
00:02:09if a job is 100% real, you're not the only one applying. Every posting easily racks up 100,
00:02:16sometimes thousands of applicants within 24 hours. And with the easy apply button,
00:02:21it takes literally seconds for someone to submit an application. That means your resume is getting
00:02:27buried under a pile of hundreds of others within minutes. And to make things even bad, some people
00:02:32are using bots to mass apply to jobs, which completely floods the system. So when you don't
00:02:37hear back, it's not necessarily because you're unqualified. It's because your application probably
00:02:43never even got seen. But with that all said, how should you actually be searching for a job?
00:02:48The first thing you need to stop doing is relying on easy apply as your primary strategy. It feels
00:02:54productive, but in reality, it really works in your favor. Instead, use LinkedIn the right way.
00:03:00Think of it as a discovery tool, not an application platform. When you find a job listing, don't apply
00:03:06directly through LinkedIn. Take an extra step. See which company is posting. Go to the company's
00:03:11official website, find their careers page, and apply from there. This not only increases your
00:03:16chances of being seen, but also helps you verify whether the job is actually real. But before you
00:03:21even apply, you need to validate that the company is real and you are not sending to some random
00:03:26scammer. To verify that, first check their LinkedIn profile carefully. A legitimate company usually has
00:03:32a detailed description, a proper website, and visible employees. If you go to the people section
00:03:37and find little to no employees, that's a major red flag. Doing this will make sure that your
00:03:43application actually gets seen by the employers, and most importantly, you are not giving your info
00:03:48to random person. So finally, let's talk about the most important part that most people completely
00:03:54ignore. Applying for a job outside these listing platforms. So what you do next is stop waiting for
00:04:00job postings. Instead, make a list of companies you actually want to work for, whether they are local
00:04:06or international. Then reach out to them directly. Send a well-written email expressing your interest,
00:04:11your skills, and how you can add value to their team. You might be thinking, why would a company
00:04:16respond if they're not hiring? Because hiring doesn't always happen publicly. Sometimes companies
00:04:21need someone but haven't posted a job yet. Sometimes they are open to opportunities but just not actively
00:04:27looking. And sometimes you just get lucky by being in the right inbox at the right time. This approach
00:04:33is called cold emailing, and it works more often than you'd expect. In fact, this is how I got my
00:04:38first job. If you want a complete guide on cold emailing, join my Discord server. The link is in
00:04:44comments. Go to the resources channel and download a guide to land your next job. So to summarize
00:04:49everything, LinkedIn job listings aren't completely useless. The way you use it makes the difference.
00:04:55If you rely only on easy apply, you're competing in the noisiest, most crowded part of the job market.
00:05:02But if you use LinkedIn as a tool to discover opportunities, verify companies, and then take
00:05:07action outside the platform, you immediately put yourself ahead of the majority. And if you really
00:05:13want to stand out, stop waiting for opportunities to be posted and start creating your own. I dropped
00:05:19everything I know about searching for a job, and if I miss something or if you have something to add,
00:05:23drop it in the comments. Also make sure to check out the cold emailing guide. That's it for this video.
00:05:29If this was helpful, make sure to show some love and I'll see you guys in the next one.