Shopify internship in <24 hours

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A student from the University of Waterloo landed her dream internship at Shopify!

And the craziest part wasn’t:

It was the fact that the job didn’t even exist!

The company created it just for her.

I saw this story on LinkedIn and just had to share it.

It’s a perfect example of how posting on LinkedIn leads to opportunities!

Meet Julia Fedorin, a student at the University of Waterloo.

I came across her after she gave me a shoutout in this LinkedIn post.

Since then, I’ve been following her journey.

It’s a unique one unlike most others.

You see, like any other student, Julia was searching for an internship.

However, she chose to take a different approach, she chose to “job search in public.”

In the world of product, we coin this term:

The idea is simple.

If you’re developing a phone app, its success depends on how many users you can get to download it.

If you build in private, no one will know about the app.

But if you document your development on social media, you’ll attract users naturally.

Julia applied the same concept to job searching.

Instead of simply sending cold applications, she chose to document her job search on LinkedIn!

Here’s why it worked.

Posting regularly on LinkedIn isn’t just a way to get your voice in front of companies.

It’s your new online resume, and Julia harnessed this power.

Just check out some of her posts!

In this one, she promoted herself to Abobe.

and in this one, she told her story to Microsoft

Each time she posted, she was spreading her digital voice.

Unlike resumes that get seen once, your posts on LinkedIn live on, and the more you post, the more you grow.

It was a stacking affect, as Julia continued to post, she was catching more eyes.

Until eventually, she posted this:

And the rest was history.

Soon, her Shopify post blew up.

On Twitter/X:

On LinkedIn

Shopify liked Julia so much, that despite not having an opening for marketing interns, they made one just for her!

And in less than 24 hours, Julia became the 1st and only marketing intern at Shopify.

Companies don’t just care about a stellar resume, that’s the bare minimum.

What they’re really looking for is a history of passion projects.

They want to see what you’ve created, why you created it, and it’s impacts.

Anyone can “claim” they’re interested in something.

But you need to PROVE why.

That’s why I’m so for posting online, it creates a proven track record that does the talking for you.

For Julia, her creative videos were evidence of her passion, and Shopify saw that.

If you want the same results, start posting on LinkedIn (or Twitter/X) today!

Job search in public, and you’ll open doors you never knew existed.

I’ll personally be meeting Julia later this month.

Stay tuned for our conversation and hear directly from her!

That’s all for today. If you enjoyed this post, share it with a friend!

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See you next Tuesday 🤝

-Michael Ly

🔗 See Julia’s post where she announces she is job searching in public! [Read post]

🔗 Watch the viral video that got Julia her Shopify internship! [Read post]

🔗 Read Julia’s post after she accepted her offer! [Read post]

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