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Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by bawolff on Thursday April 15, 2021 @09:30PM (#26828319)
Its important to remember being smart and being good at your job, are very different things.

Many jobs do not require much intelligence. Even those that do, usually its just one component of the skills required.

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Re:Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job? by WalterBright on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:49PM (#26828835)
I can vouch for that. Often what employers want is someone they can rely on.
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