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title: "How to Get a Web3 Job Through Twitter: Show the Work, Then Ask"
description: "Web3 hiring runs on referrals, not CVs. What to post on X so hiring managers find you, a six-point profile scorecard, and how to ask for a role without cringe."
author: "Shilika Jain"
date: "2026-10-28T02:14:50.255+00:00"
tags: ["personal brand", "x strategy", "hiring", "web3 marketing"]
canonical: "https://www.shilikajain.com/blog/getting-hired-in-web3-through-x"
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# How to Get a Web3 Job Through Twitter: Show the Work, Then Ask

By [Shilika Jain](https://www.shilikajain.com/authors/shilika-jain) - 10/28/2026

Web3 hiring runs on referrals, not CVs. What to post on X so hiring managers find you, a six-point profile scorecard, and how to ask for a role without cringe.

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# How to Get a Web3 Job Through Twitter: Show the Work, Then Ask

You get a Web3 job through X by making your work visible before you ask for anything. Post proof of how you think about one niche, reply usefully to people at the companies you'd want to join, keep your DMs open, and only then send a short, specific ask. In this industry the person hiring will look at your profile before your CV, so the profile has to do the job a CV does elsewhere.

I've seen this from both sides. Posting got me my first consulting client and, years later, an inbound job offer from one of the largest ecosystems in the space. I've also watched talented people send hundreds of applications into silence because nobody could see what they'd done.

## Why does X matter more than a CV in Web3 hiring?

Because a lot of hiring never reaches a job board.

> Is resume even a thing in crypto rn??? i think all the hiring is happening within closed circles 😅
>
> [Shilika Jain on X, 22 Apr 2025](https://x.com/Shilika_jain/status/1914779642558603447)

Those closed circles are mostly referrals. A founder asks a friend, an investor asks a portfolio CMO, someone in a Telegram group says "anyone know a good PR person in Korea". The names that come up are the names people have seen doing the work. X is where a lot of Web3 does its seeing.

A CV also has a specific weakness here. Titles in Web3 are inconsistent, companies disappear between cycles, and a "Head of Growth" at a five-person protocol might have done everything or nothing. A public record of your thinking answers the question the CV can't: how do you actually work.

## What does a hiring manager check on your profile?

When someone's name reaches a founder, the founder clicks through. They don't spend long, and they're looking for a few plain answers:

- What this person does, and for whom
- Whether they understand this part of the market, or only crypto in general
- Whether they can write clearly, since almost every Web3 role involves writing
- Something they've shipped that can be seen and judged
- Whether they'd be a risk in public
- Who else in the industry talks to them

Your profile either answers those in one scroll or it doesn't. Most don't, because they're built for followers rather than for that one reader with a role to fill.

## The proof-of-work scorecard

I use six checks when I look at a profile, mine included. Score each one 0, 1 or 2. Anything under 8 is worth fixing before you start asking for roles.

| Check | 0 points | 1 point | 2 points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bio | Vague ("web3 enthusiast") | Role only | Role, niche and who you help |
| Pinned post | Nothing pinned, or a meme | A general opinion | Your best piece of work in your target niche |
| Niche focus | Posts on everything | Loosely clustered | Most recent posts sit in one or two topics |
| Visible artifacts | None | Links out to work elsewhere | Teardowns, threads or breakdowns posted natively |
| Replies | None, or "gm" only | Some replies | Useful replies on posts from people at target companies |
| Reachability | DMs closed, no contact | DMs open | DMs open and bio says what you're open to |

The "visible artifacts" row is the one that changes outcomes. An artifact is a piece of work someone can judge without talking to you: a breakdown of a protocol's launch, a teardown of a project's positioning, a thread explaining a technical concept to non-technical readers, a list of APAC outlets by audience. If you're a designer, it's a redesign. If you're in BD, it's a partnership map. If you're in community, it's what you'd change about a server you're active in.

My own early threads were exactly this: explanations of L1s versus L2s and the blockchain trilemma, posted in 2022. They weren't polished. They proved I'd done the reading.

## What should you post to get noticed by Web3 hiring managers?

Pick the role you want and post the work that role does. That sounds obvious, but most job-seekers post about the job hunt instead of doing the job in public.

A simple four-week rhythm:

1. **Week 1:** Rewrite your bio and pin your best existing piece. If you have none, write one: a teardown of a company you'd like to work for.
2. **Week 2:** Post three short observations about your niche, each with a specific example. Not news recaps, observations.
3. **Week 3:** Publish one longer artifact: a thread or breakdown that shows how you'd approach a real problem in your target role.
4. **Week 4:** Spend most of your time replying to people at the companies on your list. Add something they didn't say.

Then repeat, with the replies running every week. The posting builds the record. The replies get you seen by the specific people who can hire you.

The unglamorous version of this is more work than most people expect.

> Everyone thinks that commenting on LinkedIn posts would get them a #Web3 job.
>
> But in reality,this is what it looks like:
>
> Acquiring #crypto knowledge,staying updated on the ecosystem,cold-messaging web3 founders,actively participating in TG/discord community,getting rejected..
>
> [Shilika Jain on X, 3 Oct 2022](https://x.com/Shilika_jain/status/1576917441711869953)

X doesn't replace any of that. It makes it compound, because each piece of learning you post becomes something a future employer can find.

## How do you ask for a Web3 job on X without being awkward?

Ask late, ask small, and ask specifically. I think of it as a three-step ladder, and you shouldn't skip rungs.

**Rung 1: be useful in public.** Reply to the person's posts with something substantive a few times over a couple of weeks. They should recognise your name before you DM.

**Rung 2: give before you ask.** Your first DM offers something: a short observation about their launch, a market they might be missing, an introduction. No ask yet.

**Rung 3: the ask.** When there's been some exchange, ask directly. A good ask DM has four parts:

- Who you are in one line, tied to their world
- One piece of proof, linked
- The specific thing you're asking for (a role, a trial project, a 15-minute call)
- An easy out ("totally fine if the timing's wrong")

Something like: "I've been writing about restaking narratives for a few months, this breakdown of your launch is the one I'm proudest of [link]. If you're hiring for comms this quarter I'd love to be considered. If not, no worries, I'll keep following along."

What doesn't work: a cold DM that opens with your CV, a "hey" with nothing after it, or a public reply asking a founder for a job under their launch post.

## What does inbound actually look like when it works?

It rarely arrives as a job ad. More often it's a DM saying "are you open to chatting", from someone who's been reading for months without ever replying.

> when the biggest ecosystem reaches out to you offering you a job, you know that you've made it big in the space✨✨✨
>
> [Shilika Jain on X, 7 Aug 2024](https://x.com/Shilika_jain/status/1821264536025903165)

That message didn't come from one post. It came after years of posting about PR and marketing in Web3, in public, most days.

Inbound also doesn't always arrive as a full-time role. Sometimes the company can't hire you yet but wants your skills anyway.

> web3 hiring is stupid and broken!
>
> folks that couldn't hire me full time have now started working w me signing long term contracts.
>
> [Shilika Jain on X, 3 Nov 2023](https://x.com/Shilika_jain/status/1720506842231796060)

Be open to that. A contract with a company that's already read your work is often the shortest path to the role, and sometimes it turns out better than the role would have been.

## When doesn't this approach work?

It's slow. Expect a quarter of steady posting before anything comes in, and longer if you're new to the space. If you need a job next month, apply directly and through referrals at the same time, and treat X as the long game running underneath.

It also suits some roles better than others. Marketing, PR, community, BD, research and developer relations are visible by nature, so public work maps cleanly onto the job. Deep backend engineering or security roles are often judged more on GitHub, audits and code than on posts, though a few clear explanations of your work still help.

And if you're currently employed, be careful about what you show. Your best artifacts should never include confidential material from your current job. I've set out where those lines sit in [posting on X while employed](/blog/posting-on-x-while-employed-boundaries).

The underlying idea is the one I wrote about in [what posting on X did for my career](/blog/personal-brand-on-x-for-web3-founders): people check the person before the product, and before the CV. It's also the logic behind [founder profiling](/services/founder-profiling), where I help founders build the same kind of visible record for press and investors.

## FAQ

### How many followers do I need to get a Web3 job through X?

Fewer than you'd think. Hiring managers care whether the right people know your work, not how many people follow you. A few hundred followers who work in your niche, including people at companies you want to join, is worth more than a large general audience.

### Should I post that I'm "open to work" on X?

A pinned post or a line in your bio saying what you're open to is fine and helps people who already rate your work. Repeated "looking for a job" posts tend to do less, because they ask for attention without showing anything. Pair any open-to-work signal with a link to your best artifact.

### Is it worth working for free to get noticed?

A self-directed teardown or breakdown that you publish is a good use of unpaid time, because you own it and it builds your profile. Ongoing unpaid work for a company is different. If they want the work, a short paid trial is the fair version, and serious teams will usually agree to one.

### Do I need to be anonymous or doxxed to get hired in Web3?

Both can work. Plenty of respected people in crypto are pseudonymous and get hired on the strength of their public work. What matters is a consistent identity with a visible track record, whether or not it carries your legal name.

*If you're building a public profile to land your next Web3 role and want a candid read on it, [book a 30-minute call with me](https://calendly.com/shilikajain/30min/).*

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