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by afarrell 3666 days ago
Its not about what you know. It isn't about who you know either. It is about who thinks you can solve their problems.
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It's about selling yourself.

You are always selling something.

Recommended reading: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sale-Learning-Masters-Business/dp...

But in many environments, your ability to sell yourself is most determined by your ability to deliver.
You are saying that feelings or relationships or social justice worriors dont exist. Actually if something is not rocket science, a person ten times less productive will be hired before a competent one. Its not about only the US. Egalitarianism sprouts everywhere.
Did you reply to the right comment? Because yours seems to make no sense in context.