How I Got Hired

25. John Espirian: How being Relentlessly Helpful SuperCharged his Career

March 28, 2021 Sonal Bahl
How I Got Hired
25. John Espirian: How being Relentlessly Helpful SuperCharged his Career
Show Notes

Interesting careers are always squiggly and this isn't any different in John's case.

John Espirian, a LinkedIn superstar, has worked as a Call Center agent, then manager, then Quality Assurance tester at large companies like Fujitsu, then technical copyrighter and now, B2B website writer and overall LinkedIn nerd.

If you follow John on LinkedIn, there's a good chance you'll be "noticed, remembered and preferred". Now who doesn't want that?

In this episode, John shares:

- His fascinating career journey where in 2009 the rug got pulled from under his feet and he was forced to give entrepreneurship a try for 6 months

- How he got hired by his first two paying clients

- How a simple but thought provoking question from his mentor changed his entire approach to his brand #RelentlesslyHelpful

- Three types of people on any social media platform: creators, contributors and consumers, which one are you?

- How a job seeker can get in front of the right audience and noticed, without selling themselves, and so much more.

This is the perfect episode for someone who wants to leverage LinkedIn to get ahead in their career, don't miss it!

John's post on the name pronunciation feature on LinkedIn is here.
Follow John's work on LinkedIn here and if you'd like to connect with him, remember to include the secret word!
John's website: https://espirian.co.uk/

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