Comment on "Knowing a guy who knows a guy will get you further in life than a degree ever could"
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Or just be liked can be enough.
I got my job at random from a recruiter who reached out. I didn’t like the job all that much but they liked me so I took it. It was a little bit more money in a field I like better, plus it’s close to home.
Fast Forward a few years, I had another opportunity but other side of the city + more money. I approached the owners with what was going on bc I felt comfortable doing so since we had good rapport. Told them about the offer, I dug into it to find I’m under paid a bit so I thought if they could pay me more I’d stay… Ended up getting a significant raise after the talk since they appreciated my honesty and wanted to keep me, and saves me the commute too!
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 day ago
recruiter is different from getting it through nepotism, nepo is one someone knows someone getting the applicant said job, bypassing all the bs interviews(or at least most of them).