Anyone have tips for narrowing a job search on LinkedIn to only show positions at startups?

vrose·Oct 19, 2021

Given the available filters on LinkedIn's job search function, I'm having trouble narrowing my search to only show jobs at startups.

My job seach is diversified: I check Angel.co, BuiltIn, YC jobs, and of course, Elpha! (If I missed any good ones, please let me know 😄 ) But I don't want to overlook LinkedIn, as I have found a few positions posted there that I did not see on the other sites I mentioned.

Though it's been tedious to comb through LinkedIn's search results, I have considered it worth the effort so far. But I just keep thinking there has to be a better way. Especially since LinkedIn publishes lists like "Top Startups in 2021." Can anyone help?

prettycold·Oct 20, 2021

I'd bookmarked these sometime back: https://startup.jobshttps://powertofly.comhttps://www.eranyc.com/jobs/See if it helps!

vrose·Oct 20, 2021

Thank you so much! I'll have to add those websites to my list!

vrose·Feb 04, 2022

I don't know why, but I'm just seeing the notification for your comment now. Thank you! I have been looking on Startup.jobs, and powertofly, but I hadn't come across the third one yet. Much appreciated!

KelliAnderson·Oct 20, 2021

What types of jobs are you looking for? It may be less about looking specifically at startups on job boards and niche down.

vrose·Oct 21, 2021

I’m looking for roles within the Employer Brand space! I have found quite a few EB roles at startups with my current search strategy, so my concern is more about making sure I’m leaving no (startup) stone unturned. It’s been hard for me to distinguish the type of company just from the search results and I don’t want any relevant opportunities to slip through the cracks.

vrose·Feb 04, 2022

Replying to my own post with a potential solution I came up with in case someone finds this post via the search bar in the future. Unfortunately, I never found a way to search only for startups, but I did create a workaround for myself that I've been happy with so far.I ended up using these two lists of "rocket ship" startups to create a job alert on LinkedIn by company. Yes, this took an unreasonably long time (my alert includes ~446 companies I searched for and added to the alert "by hand!") but at least now I know that each company on the list is a startup. While the job alert feature is intended for email alerts, I am able to click on the saved alert from the LinkedIn website, and LinkedIn will bring me to the Jobs page and pre-fills the search using the alert's criteria. In a way, I've found this acts as a "saved search filter" function. (And yes, the daily emails are a super annoying side effect!)Of course, this will prevent me from seeing opportunities at startups that did not make these lists, however ~446 companies have provided more enough opportunity to get me started. Hope this helps! https://bussgang.medium.com/the-rocket-ship-startup-list-2021-edition-80f4e404dc0bhttps://blog.wealthfront.com/career-launching-companies-list/

Daree·Jun 01, 2022

Hi and thank you for sharing this workaround! Curious to know why you only want to work at startups?I'm interviewing at a startup soon but they approached me--I've only ever done corporate, freelance & agency work, so I'd love to hear your perspective on that. :)