Your degree got you the interview. This is why it isn't getting you the job.
I'm in a lot of Facebook groups. Dev groups, IT groups, job groups, here in the Philippines. And there's one post I see more than any other. It goes like this: BSIT graduate. Certificates in [list]. Looking for work. Willing to learn. Please DM. Hundreds of them. Good people. Nobody replies. If that's you, this isn't a post telling you off. Nobody told you this part, and it isn't your fault that…
Hundreds of job seekers in the Philippines share a common post on social media: "BSIT graduate. Certificates in [list]. Looking for work. Willing to learn. Please DM." However, very few receive any responses. Graduates believe their degrees prove their ability to learn, but hiring managers are seeking candidates who can actually do the job on Monday.
Experience doesn't mean years; it means having been inside a project when it stopped working because of something the graduate did, and getting it working again. Tutorials and projects built using them don't provide this experience, as they solve every problem before the graduate arrives. When graduates face a real-world issue, they must troubleshoot and fix it themselves, learning valuable lessons along the way.
This hands-on experience is what employers look for and is more valuable than a long list of credentials. The author suggests creating a unique project with real data, allowing for mid-project changes, and working on it for a month to gain this crucial experience. The author also introduces "The Work Behind the Luck," a community offering practical help to build such projects and prepare for job searches.
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