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FORGET LinkedIn. This Is Where People Actually Get Hired

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Expectation Violation

If LinkedIn applications have got you nowhere, FORGET LinkedIn is welcome news. The thumbnail crosses its logo out and points at Slack, an app people use for work chat, not job hunting. Wilson's shush says it's a secret, so you click to learn how.

How the packaging works
Title

'Actually' says the place you've been told to use isn't where hiring really happens, and 'This Is Where' only makes sense once you see the Slack logo.

Thumbnail

The crossed-out LinkedIn logo sits between a finger to the lips and a finger pointing at Slack, and the red 17 badge suggests messages waiting there.

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The transferable lesson

Cross out the tool they use, point at the unexpected one.

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