The job market is still hot: How 2 laid-off workers quickly found new gigs after posting their layoff stories on LinkedIn

• Some people are landing jobs through the help of their LinkedIn posts.
• A current sales strategist got a job after someone at the company saw her LinkedIn post.
• A career expert at LinkedIn shared with Insider how laid off people are using the platform.

The US labor market is still hot: Job growth soared in January as 517,000 jobs were added.

But many companies have made layoff announcements over the last few months, meaning many workers are now having to figure out how to find a new job. Social media and social networks may be beneficial for these new job seekers — like LinkedIn.