How To Get 5000 Linkedin Connections With JavaScript

Linkedin has become the de-facto standard when it comes to jobs searching for both recruiters and job seekers in the Tech Industry. It is has become more than just a carbon copy for your resume. It is the Facbeook, Instagram, and Tinder of your professional career.

It's a great platform for Recruiters and Hiring Managers to find you even when you are not actively looking for jobs. In this article, I’m going to be showing you a simple trick I used to (lazily) gain 5000+ Linkedin Connections.

First, you will have to fill out your profile appropriately. This means that if you are looking for JavaScript jobs or a Frontend Developer position, everything ranging from job experience, technologies used, and schooling must all be completed. The reason why you want to do this is because the script I provide will add the suggested connections based on your profile. The more aligned your Linkedin profile details are, the more likely you are able to connect with people who are in a similar field as you.

Now, go to your Linkedin connections, and go to the developer console and paste in this piece of code:

// go to this url: https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork, and run it
const number_of_connections_to_add = 100
for (var i = 0; i < number_of_connections_to_add; i++) {
  setTimeout(() => {
    window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight)
    document
      .querySelectorAll(
        'div[data-launchpad-scroll-anchor="pymk"] .artdeco-button__text'
      )
      .forEach((e) => {
        if (e.innerHTML.includes('Connect')) {
          e.click()
        }
      })
  }, i * 2000)
}

This script essentially clicks on the "connect" button on all the contacts as it scrolls down.

My Recommendation is to run this script with number_of_connections_to_add = 10 or number_of_connections_to_add = 50, meaning you will be sending out a limited amount of invites. Otherwise, you’re going to get this message most likely from LinkedIn telling you that you can’t send anymore.

You might also get a warning from Linkedin telling you that they are suspecting you for sending way too many connections. But that is okay, as long as you don't send thousands of requests per day, you should be fine.

This definitely beats having to click on the connect button 500 times - once you have a ton of connections, recruiters will be swarming you with messages trying to get a piece of you and you will never have to manually send out a resume ever again XD.

You can check all your sent pending requests here.

But wait, this isn't sending any targeted connections. What’s the point of this?

Having connections of Linkedin tells people that:

• You have a higher social status and are a high in-demand professional in the industry.
• You check and update Linkedin regularly, so you are activitely responding, which make recruiters want to reach out to you more frequently, and
• It gives you a platform similar like Facebook or Twitter, where if you make a post public, others will see it.

This list can go on and on, and I can personally tell you that Recruiters have sent me a ton of InMail messages. They would not have found me if not for the amount of connections I have on Linkedin.

Check out the messages I get from recruiters with my 5000+ connections!

I have also been able to get 3 interviews just from making this one post publically. This one post alone was able to reach 2500+ people in my network!

BONUS: Saving the script on your Chrome Browser

In case you are lazy and want to save this script so you can just run it without copying and pasting, these are the steps you should follow:

• Go to the chrome developer tools
• Click on "Sources"
• Click on the "New Snippet" and paste in the code from above
• Run the code directly from the snippet tab in chrome

Conclusion

Linkedin gets your jobs! Start using it today! Connect with other professionals, but do it the smart way! Run the automated script, and let the jobs come to you : ).