$5 billion tech CEO says unemployed Gen Z should be out 3 days a week building their network: ‘Sometimes those jobs you want, they’re never published’
Forget the perfectly tailored résumé and endless cover letters. According to Sanjay Beri, CEO of the $5.5 billion software giant Netskope, the real key to landing your dream job is showing up to enough dinners. Recommended Video That’s because despite LinkedIn being full of jobs to apply to, Beri admits the secret to success is still very much who you know.
- ▪Forget the perfectly tailored résumé and endless cover letters.
- ▪According to Sanjay Beri, CEO of the $5.5 billion software giant Netskope, the real key to landing your dream job is showing up to enough dinners.
- ▪Recommended Video That’s because despite LinkedIn being full of jobs to apply to, Beri admits the secret to success is still very much who you know.
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Forget the perfectly tailored résumé and endless cover letters. According to Sanjay Beri, CEO of the $5.5 billion software giant Netskope, the real key to landing your dream job is showing up to enough dinners. Recommended Video That’s because despite LinkedIn being full of jobs to apply to, Beri admits the secret to success is still very much who you know. “Who you know, how you get to know them and building your network will pay off over time,” the Gen X founder and CEO exclusively told Fortune. “Sometimes those jobs you want, they’re never published.” When asked for his No.
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