I got the interview because someone I mentored years ago put in a word. Half the good things in my career have come through people who know me and trust me, not through applications sent into the void. Sometimes I wonder if I earned any of it, or if I just got lucky with who I met.
More people experience this than they realize.
You succeed through the people who trust you, and it makes you question what you really earned.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.