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by tappy0814

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Two things:
1. Certifications (yea whatever many 'Gurus' say, they help to make you stand out from the crowd)
2. A referral. I was referred to the employer by a person I worked for in a previous job. Although I did not have all the skills, he wasable to use my certifications, wide experience to present me in a manner that clinched the job.

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by john_wills

In 1971 I got a job because someone in the enterprise had seen my CV at a place where he was doing some side work and liked what he saw. In 1977 I was offerred two jobs in L.A.: both were after introductions by employees with whom I had some relationship(my wife's brother and her high-school home ec teacher's husband); one of the firms had recently rejected me. In 1980 I got a job because someone I interviewed with liked me enough to point me at a place for which I had very relevant experience.It is a little frightening that skills get appreciated more when you know someone who knows someone. A stay-at-home person is definitely at a disadvantage compared with a clubman.

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