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A place to post ridiculous posts from linkedIn.com

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You need to be in the ER to get the vibes right (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/linkedinlunatics

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. People often complain that connections get jobs, but a big problem is showing others that you can do the job. If someone has already vetted them, it makes the selection process easier.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I was able to advance academics twice through convincing convincing people that I was more than my bad grades.

First was me convincing another highschool to accept me and let me skip a year after I almost failed my first year in high school.

Second was applying for my current university, with decent grades, but needing scholarship.

Both times I spoke with people in charge of making those decisions through online interviews and managed to convince them to take chances on me