Li - Linkedin Summarizer
Find jobs with less competition by scrolling faster
TLDR: Built a chrome extension to summarize LinkedIn posts and landed 2 interviews in the past two weeks. link: https://srk3264.github.io/waitlist-site/
Like everybody, I usually head straight to the Jobs tab, apply to a set of jobs, and maybe reach out to a few managers. Obviously, that didn't help at all. It has been over 2 years of rigorous job searching with not more than ~5 actual interviews.
I usually don't scroll the feed much. I don't know, it feels mentally taxing after applying to all those jobs, and I have no energy left to read those lengthy a** posts. That was the exact mistake I was making.
LinkedIn feed is like a goldmine. Yes, there is a lot of crappy, "oh, 10 things I learned..." kind of stuff. But if you scroll enough, you'll find a startup founder who just raised funding looking to hire interns, or an angel investor hiring for their set of startups. These jobs aren't even posted, and these posts barely have any comments, so you automatically stand out.
Additionally, I used an extension that would summarize lengthy posts and tag them as "influencer," "investment," "job," or "startup," and I would only stop at important posts.
Every time I reach out to people saying, "Oh, I've seen your post, this is what I think...", they always reply. People like to be noticed, I guess.
Well, that's what I wanted to say: just keep scrolling. There's something hidden.
1 Comment
I like that the product isn't trying to help people consume more LinkedIn—it's helping them notice the posts that actually change outcomes.
The interesting insight is that valuable opportunities often look just like every other post until someone pays attention. Reducing the effort required to find those moments feels like a much more meaningful job than summarizing content.