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Do you think that the job you got it is because of luck...?

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Hardwork
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Hamare toh abhi job laga nehi
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SnoozyHamster
SnoozyHamster
Stealth7d

If you have a job, luck has played it's part cuz we have so many people competing for the same role that there might be atleast* one applicant who is more skilled than you for the same role that you got but they got rejected during the initial HR resume screening round.

FloatingMarshmallow
FloatingMarshmallow
Stealth8d

Well, during the recent job change, I felt like my "college on resume" played a decent role. Luck or hardwork?

ZoomyPretzel
ZoomyPretzel
Deloitte8d

Building positive working relationships with stakeholders & leadership is as important as performance. With great relationships and above avg performance chances of promotion is more as compared to vice versa. Building relationships doesn't mean boot licking but engagement more than just when required.

WobblyBiscuit
WobblyBiscuit
PhonePe9d

Thatz a great poll , i want to see atleast 1000-2000 responses on this.

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