Emir Baycan's contribution history (page 121)

"Weak ties are your most underrated career asset. → Weak ties are a widely underrated career asset.

"We source 80 to 90 percent of our technical candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter. → Many technical recruiting teams source the large majority of their technical candidates through LinkedIn…

"Most job seekers treat the job search like a numbers game -- more applications equal more chances. → Most job seekers treat the job search like a numbers game, on the assumption that more applications equal…

"We are not seeing a slowdown in cloud demand -- we are seeing a diversification of it. → What looks like a slowdown in cloud demand is often better described as a diversification of it.

"The candidates who find jobs fastest are almost never the most technically impressive -- they are the ones… → The candidates who find jobs fastest are almost never the most technically impressive.

"The candidates who get hired are not necessarily the most qualified -- they are the ones who stayed visible… → The candidates who get hired are not necessarily the most qualified.

"When candidates focus on title instead of skills, they set themselves up to target the wrong roles. → When candidates focus on title instead of skills, they set themselves up to target the wrong roles.

"Recruiters use certifications as a shortcut. → Recruiters commonly use certifications as a shortcut.

For an IT freelancer earning $150,000 in net business income: - Self-employment tax: $150,000 x 15. → For an IT freelancer earning $150,000 in net business income: - SE tax base (92.

Experienced IT freelancers typically earn 30-60% more gross income than equivalent full-time employees, but… → Experienced IT freelancers typically need meaningfully higher gross income than equivalent full-time…