It’s a . . . well, weird job market out there, to put it diplomatically. If you’ve suddenly found yourself looking for work among what feels like a never-ending onslaught of layoffs, you’re not alone.

Look at how many LinkedIn followers you have right now, then subtract it from 10,000. Divide that number by 365. That’s how many new followers you need per day, over the course of a year, to hit the ...