I thought I'd learned the lesson of not waiting for a "big number" to celebrate.

But, no, I fell right into that trap again.

ZenSearch has been increasing our users steadily, and I could see that 10,000 was quickly approaching. Like before, I was preparing to post about it.

Again, something great happened— another TikTok post (by ) mentioned us and EXPLODED our sign ups. User was lost in the shuffle, one of many to join ZenSearch last week.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗲𝗰𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟭𝟬,𝟲𝟵𝟯 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀!

Here are some lessons from this situation that you can apply to your job search.

1. 𝗕𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 – Comment and interact with posts on LinkedIn (feel free to start with this one 😂). You never know who will see your comment and what their response will be. It could be an offer to help, like mine was.

2. 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 – Today's job search is all about connections. Don't be shy. Connect and then CONNECT, even with total strangers. People want to do nice things if they can. You do too. Support each other.

3. 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 – I have to admit, after months of sloooowly growing my users, it felt like cheating to get a huge bump. Put that aside and gracefully accept any help when it's offered. Ask what you can do in return.

4. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 – Waiting to hit 5̶,̶0̶0̶0̶ 10,000 users to celebrate was a mistake. I was too focused on a round number as a milestone. It's just as valid to recognize 10,693. Any and all positives are worth acknowledging.

To everyone who's a ZenSearch user— THANK YOU! 𝗜 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂. If you don't LOVE the experience, I am always looking for feedback and suggestions for how we can improve. I personally read and respond to every note.

And if you haven't tried us yet, what are you waiting for? 10,693 people can't be wrong.

Since ZenSearch ONLY shows jobs that match your preferences, EVERY JOB is what you're looking for, making them all great ones to apply to! Be as selective or flexible as you choose, it's your job seeking experience.

Check us out at ZenSearch.jobs and share our platform with anyone looking for something new. Together, we can make job searching a little more zen.