Name: How posting on LinkedIn changed my life
Uploaded: 2026-09-16T19:32:36.854Z
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Channel: LinkedIn

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"I learned more from LinkedIn than my actual classes." After sharing a personal post during her senior year, Harvard University student Julia Alvarenga discovered that being visible can open the door to new connections and opportunities. Her takeaway? You don't need years of experience to start sharing what you're learning and connecting with others. How has being visible helped you professionally?

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I'm a Harvard student and I have learned more from LinkedIn than from my actual classes. My name is Julia and Excel. LinkedIn has changed my life. It was my first day of senior year, and I made this post about how I had quit all the prestigious, nice sounding things I was doing to focus on what I actually loved, and it was quite vulnerable and personal, and nobody around me was really posting on LinkedIn like that. Over the summer, I was working for this company and I made a lot of LinkedIn posts for them, but this was the first post that I actually talked about my own experiences and my own life. And a few hours later, I come back to so many DMs and comments and reactions. And then I had my moment when it finally hit me. I don't need to be an expert in order to share how I think you know, even though I'm young, even though I still have a lot to learn, I also have some things to teach. Whether I'm talking about my creative process or lessons from class or, I don't know, even just my raw thoughts, somebody somewhere will resonate. Since then, I've met some pretty awesome people who reached out because they got a sense of who I was before meeting me in person. And truly, all it takes is making yourself visible and the right people will naturally find you. So if you're sitting there thinking you're not ready, you think you're not enough of an expert. Let me tell you, you are.

Hey-Junior 5d

Julia Alvarenga's experience highlights how conversations are becoming the starting point for professional relationships, rather than a later milestone. The shift from transactional interactions to building familiarity through shared learning is a powerful trend we observe.

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Gregory Newman 5d

How do I use filters on LinkedIn? Do I need to run it through an AI first and then upload the video? Or does LinkedIn have them built in now?

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Raul Coza

Lead Java Engineer | Solutions Architect

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Malik Shamzz 5d

A resume tells people what you’ve done. Consistent visibility shows them how you think. That difference can change who finds you before you ever apply for the opportunity.

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Activate & Barrel 5d

Definitely agree to this! Becoming more visible is always welcome and where LinkedIn truly shines, we faced a problem in staying connected to the network over time so we made Activating engine for our network to felicitate this! You can take a look on our page.

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Amita Sutar 4d

So true! You don’t need to be an expert to start sharing. Sometimes, documenting the journey is what creates the opportunities.

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Mohammed Abu Khalifa 4d

Love this. Sharing what you learn, early and often, compounds faster than most people expect.

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Usama S. 5d

Great reminder that sharing our journey and insights is a powerful way to grow and connect!

How posting on LinkedIn changed my life

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