What you do speaks so loudly, I can’t remember what your résumé said.
As an employer who hires almost exclusively from within my organization… my prospects for hire are auditioning every day.
…In the way they walk, talk, act, and interact with others.
Which isn’t all that different from how it works everywhere in life.
Granted, most organizations hire people they’ve never met before—but, what is it they’re looking for? Your hard skills for the job, obviously, but also… the way you walk, talk, act, and interact with others.
Which usually requires references to speak on your behalf or knowing somebody in the organization who can vouch for you.
In other words, we’re auditioning every day. And not just for our current job(s), but for our future job(s).
The way you walk, talk, act, and interact with others today will determine who you get to walk, talk, act, and interact with tomorrow.
And if you can make it your problem today to upgrade that walk, talk, act, and interaction—just watch how the problems you get to solve upgrade in your life in some future tomorrow, too.