Re:Ask HN: Who has gotten a job with absolutely no connections?
by utefan001 on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @02:23PM
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Job 1 (connection) 1998 $17 tech support for 100 person architecture firm.
Job 2 (unplanned connection) 1999 The CEO of the 15 person software company went to highschool with a girl cousin of mine. He obviously use to like her.
Job 3 (no connection) 2001 thank you monster.com
Job 4 (no connection) 2002 side job, thank you careerlink.com
Job 5 (no connection) 2004 thank you monster.com
Job 6 (no connection) 2006 January..thank you monster.com, literally insane boss
Job 7 (no connection) 2006 July..thank you indeed.com, bored had to leave.
Job 8 (no connection) 2007 June..thank you craigslist
The thing that I am most grateful for that has helped me get jobs without connections is Job #5. The company was growing fast and had hundreds of areas where I could work on sql performance tuning. Even when I arrived home I would always dial in to work on sql performance tuning. I gained most of my confidence (not arrogance) making significant contributions during Jobs 3, 4 and 5. That confidence gained through experience helps during an interview.
Job 2 (unplanned connection) 1999 The CEO of the 15 person software company went to highschool with a girl cousin of mine. He obviously use to like her.
Job 3 (no connection) 2001 thank you monster.com
Job 4 (no connection) 2002 side job, thank you careerlink.com
Job 5 (no connection) 2004 thank you monster.com
Job 6 (no connection) 2006 January..thank you monster.com, literally insane boss
Job 7 (no connection) 2006 July..thank you indeed.com, bored had to leave.
Job 8 (no connection) 2007 June..thank you craigslist
The thing that I am most grateful for that has helped me get jobs without connections is Job #5. The company was growing fast and had hundreds of areas where I could work on sql performance tuning. Even when I arrived home I would always dial in to work on sql performance tuning. I gained most of my confidence (not arrogance) making significant contributions during Jobs 3, 4 and 5. That confidence gained through experience helps during an interview.