Stop Being Bad at Networking! Stand Out in a Crowded Data Science Job Market With These 6 Must-Do Steps (From a Spotify Data Scientist) | by Khouloud El Alami | Nov, 2023

Why your Networking game on LinkedIn might be holding you back from success (and how you can fix it)

Three years ago when I was a student, I applied to this highly competitive and really cool internship in Tech that I really wanted.

Spoiler alert: I got rejected. Twice.

But I still got the internship.

How? I put my LinkedIn networking skills to work. In this article, I’ll show you exactly how you can do it yourself and get you closer to your dream job.

Now, as a Spotify Data Scientist, I’m swamped with messages from aspiring Data Scientists daily. They know, just like I do, that networking on LinkedIn isn’t just helpful; it’s critical for career advancement.

You won’t go far without it.

If you’re a Data Scientist job-hunting, this article could be your game-changer. Here, I’ll delve into effective networking tactics that helped me land the opportunities I wanted, even after getting rejected from the application process.

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According to Forbes, 75% of resumes are rejected by applicant-tracking software before the hiring manager even sees them.

This means 2 things for you:

1. You might not go too far in your career if you don’t pull your social strings.
2. If you don’t, be sure that others will, and they’ll leave you with crumbles.

You’re gonna have to do a lot more than just press send on that job application.

I’ve been there — sent thousands of them that led me to nowhere.