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Originally Posted by nns
I am.
I am actually quite proud of how I got the job without any hook-ups, ins, whatever you want to call it. Everybody hears, "It's not what you know, but who you know." It's somewhat refreshing to know that there are still employers out there who will give a guy a chance because of what he himself puts forward (resume, cover letter, skills, approach, etc). It wasn't my buddy talking me up to his boss. I didn't get the lowdown of the posting before it went public. It was just me; all me. Best man for the job. I stood out. I won.
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that's a very narrow view.
what if you had everything you do now, and 100x more deep connections.
wouldn't that help you a lot more?
what about if you had to compete with other people that were your equals?
but you knew someone on the inside? or owed you a huge favor?
what if the economy was 10x worse right now?
there's a fine balance between working hard and working smart.
you seem like you dumped most your energy into working hard.
you gotta remember, no one really cares how you did it on your own, and that it was all you.
and no one cares about how the next person got a job cuz of a hookup.
all they care about is, they got the job.
if you worked harder for the same achievement as someone else.
if you feel good about it. well okay, whatever makes u feel good.
i don't know about you, but no offence (i don't mean it in an aggressive way), if i can get from point A to B catching a ride from a horse, or someone else's car or whatever. I'm going to do that, rather than walk.
the guy that walked, will meet me at the finish line. I'll be like, "that's kinda impressive? but kinda inefficient use of your energy and time? but why didn't you just call your buddy? (or did you not have one to call? or ego too big to ask someone for help?)... well whatever, i guess here's a beer and pat yourself on the back... cya at the next finish line, btw here's my number, if you ever need a ride, gimmie a call."