Hold on. It is not only about luck. Trust me. It is about skills, credibility, visibility, supply and demand to a very large extent.
It is not enough if you have skills. In addition, the world should know that you exist (visibility) and can clear the interviews (credibility) given an opportunity. It matters because companies spend significant time and money screening, shortlisting and interviewing hundreds of applicants already.
There is an order in which you fix things.
- Ensure your skills are relevant, polished and top notch. There is no point chasing the job openings without it.
- Get a higher degree from a reputed institute if possible.
- Network with people in key roles both online and offline (if you join a reputed institute this aspect becomes easy). Tell them how you have been sharpening your skills over the last few months and how you are ready to interview for challenging roles. Request them to refer you at their workplace.
- People don’t mind referring other genuine and capable people. In fact, they get paid for it in some places.
It is a fact that companies don’t have time to even screen all resumes they get on their websites or through consultants. Your resume should impress the person screening it in like 3 seconds to get shortlisted. So, how is it going to stand out among the millions of resumes floating around? Think about it.
-Imtiaz Mohammad
