“Just an inspector? You’ve got no tech skills at all?”

The hiring team’s doubt was written all over their faces. I had tried to jump three job tiers at once—from site inspector to software project lead.

On paper, it made no sense.

Yet six months later, I had the job. Not by luck. Not by charm. But by a hack so few talk about: the right kind of networking.

Let me pull back the curtain a bit.

In nine years, I went from:

Each jump should not have worked. The odds were slim.

But I had found a way in. Not by what I knew at first. But by who knew what I could do.

Most people think career growth means:
❌ More skills on your CV
❌ More certs on your wall
❌ More years put in
❌ More luck to be found

They're wrong.

What moved me up fast wasn't just what I did. It was who I did it with. And how I built my case from the inside out.

I'll show you the exact steps I took.

Smart people make the same big mistake:

They try to jump from the outside in.

They:
🔸 Add new skills → then hunt for jobs
🔸 Put in years → then ask for more
🔸 Hope someone notices
🔸 Apply to jobs where they know no one
🔸 Compete with 100+ others for the same role
🔸 Try to prove worth with just a piece of paper

That path is slow and full of "no."

I learned this firsthand. The hard way.

When I wanted to move from inspector to data work, I followed the conventional path first:
✔️ Took night classes for six months
✔️ Built a fresh CV with new skills listed
✔️ Completed three data analysis certificates
✔️ Created sample projects on my own time
✔️ Sent it all to the data team lead with hope

I got shut down fast: "No real-world skills," they said. "No proven track record."

The truth hit me: credentials weren't enough. I needed advocates on the inside.

I needed a different approach - one that worked with human nature, not against it.

So I changed my plan entirely.

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