---
id: ins_when-was-laid-off-here
operator: Sandeep Kochhar
operator_role: 'C Suite Coach, PCC. Storyteller & Author. “Failure Ant” that never gives up! 4500 Stories. 111 Million lives impacted. DOTS (Do One Thing Surely).'
source_url: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7377319689192062976/
source_type: thread
source_title: 'When I was laid off here is what I did to find a job in 15 days'
source_date: 2026-04-10
captured_date: 2026-05-02
domain: [hiring, leadership, founder-craft]
lifecycle: [hiring-team-design, strategy-bets]
maturity: applied
artifact_class: framework
score: { originality: 3, specificity: 4, evidence: 2, transferability: 4, source: 3 }
tier: B
related: []
raw_ref: raw/linkedin/reactions/linkedin-reactions-2026-04-10.md
---

# When I was laid off here is what I did to find a job in 15 days

## Claim
When I was laid off here is what I did to find a job in 15 days. 1. Found startups that are hiring for my skillsets 2. Researched their product/service really well 3.

## Mechanism
Software Engineer | QualityKiosk | Dynatrace | Sql | Linux | Git | Docker | Kubernate | CICD | Java

## Conditions
Holds when: the operating context matches the post's stated frame (team shape, stage, tooling, buyer type).
Fails when: the practice is lifted into a different stage or buyer context without reworking the underlying mechanism.

## Evidence
> "When I was laid off here is what I did to find a job in 15 days."

· Sandeep Kochhar, LinkedIn, 2026-04-10

## Signals
- Found startups that are hiring for my skillsets
- Researched their product/service really well
- months ago • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn

## Counter-evidence
No opposing view in current corpus.

## Cross-references
- (none in current corpus)