I think a better takeaway is this… Hiring runs on nepotism. It always has, but for a while you could go through an application process and land a decent job
You have to work your social connections to find a job these days. People are just way more willing to put in the energy to evaluate you if they have someone vouching for you
Especially now with remote work and AI… The screening process has devolved into nonsense. If they’re not pulling your resume out of the stack, it’s very likely no human is looking at it
The process is weeding out everyone who feels awkward about self-promotion or being pushy, which is a shame since that also weeds out a lot of fantastic candidates. I’m sure upper-level management doesn’t care, but in the trenches I much rather have people who are experts at their work or are smart and can get the work done than outgoing business-speakers who like to be seen and heard.
But that can’t be changed. We have to adapt and learn to be at least a little pushy and get out of our comfort zones.
I think a better takeaway is this… Hiring runs on nepotism. It always has, but for a while you could go through an application process and land a decent job
You have to work your social connections to find a job these days. People are just way more willing to put in the energy to evaluate you if they have someone vouching for you
Especially now with remote work and AI… The screening process has devolved into nonsense. If they’re not pulling your resume out of the stack, it’s very likely no human is looking at it
The process is weeding out everyone who feels awkward about self-promotion or being pushy, which is a shame since that also weeds out a lot of fantastic candidates. I’m sure upper-level management doesn’t care, but in the trenches I much rather have people who are experts at their work or are smart and can get the work done than outgoing business-speakers who like to be seen and heard.
But that can’t be changed. We have to adapt and learn to be at least a little pushy and get out of our comfort zones.