The Agency Growth Factor

About six months before finishing my time serving as an officer the US Army, I knew it was time to start my job search to prep for civilian life. I heard through the grapevine that a LinkedIn page was what I needed to find a good job. So, I started one. And that was it. I didn’t get my first or second job using LinkedIn - probably because my LinkedIn page and overall engagement on the site sucked. I slowly learned that LinkedIn is basically just like any other free job search platform, except for one key detail...networking. Once I gained an understanding of the type of networking that was required to land jobs, I started helping myself to some pretty outstanding opportunities (especially when it came to pay). I also started helping friends and family use LinkedIn the same way - for both getting jobs and growing their businesses. The key is to engage people in a way to make them want to do business with you without coming off as salesy, even when you’re just “selling yourself.” My time in corporate America ha