Let Recruiters Find You

How I got four offers after a layoff without messaging a single recruiter. A workbook for hardware and manufacturing engineers, by Leora Homel, ex-Tesla, now Engineering Manager, Battery R&D at Lucid.

You're qualified for the jobs you apply to. You hit submit, and nothing comes back.

Most of the time the problem isn't you. The recruiter filling that role never saw your name.

Recruiters don't scroll through profiles. They search. They type the title the hiring manager asked for, a few skills and a location, and LinkedIn decides who shows up. If your headline only says what your badge says and your Open to Work settings are blank, that search runs without you.

When I was laid off, I never messaged a recruiter. I ended up with four offers: an autonomous trucking startup, a global energy company, a robotaxi company and an EV maker. They came to me. One founder found me through a post, then his VP reached out.

This workbook is what I did, in order, so you can set it up in a weekend.

WHAT YOU GET

• How recruiters search now: what they type, the filters they use, and what LinkedIn's AI search reads on your profile.
• Your headline: your target title, your search terms and one result, where a recruiter sees them first.
• The Open to Work decision: which setting a founder can see, which one only recruiters can, and when the public frame is worth the spam.
• Skills that get you through the filter: built from the job postings you want, each one tied to the role where you used it.
• Spotting the scams: the red flags LinkedIn and the FTC warn about, and a one-page real-or-scam check, so you can keep the frame on without getting burned.
• Posting while you search: what to post from your own fixes, a 30-day plan, and the share check so you never post a number you shouldn't.
• When they message you: the exact reply I sent the founder and the recruiters, two more for a real role and a wrong one, plus the two questions I ask on the first call.
• Reading your offers: a comparison sheet, and how competing offers show you what you're worth.
• 10 fillable templates. Type into them on your phone.

WHO IT'S FOR

Hardware, manufacturing, equipment, process and test engineers who've been laid off, expect to be, or want out, in EV, battery, robotics, automation, medical devices or advanced manufacturing.

WHO IT'S NOT FOR

Anyone looking for a personal brand. Every page is about one thing: the right people finding you for the right job.

The searches for your next role are running this week. One weekend with this workbook puts you in them.

Changed your headline with it? Send me the before and after on LinkedIn. I read every one.

Instant digital download. All sales are final, because the whole method, every template and my own reply are yours the moment you open it. If a file won't open or something's missing, email me and I'll fix it.