Here is how it works!
You do your part : build skills and portfolio.
We do our part : introduce you to opportunities, jobs, people
You keep doing your part : improving on technical skills while also maintaining integrity and reputation
Expecting the second step without you doing the first is foolishness.
Messing up the third step will bring you down. It is what ensure sustainability.
– Pope
A Scroll of Principles
Therefore, layers upon layers must be built: from diligence to moral excellence; on the layer of moral excellence, add knowledge; on the layer of knowledge, add self-control; on the layer of self-control, add steadfastness; on the layer of steadfastness, add godliness; and on the layer of godliness, add brotherly affection. All of these things will ensure you are not useless and unproductive.