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Why engineers with worse skills get more interviews

It's not about who's better. It's about who shows up more legibly. That's fixable in a weekend.

It's a frustrating truth: you see developers who know less than you landing roles you wanted. They announce new international clients. They share updates. You know their technical capability is average.

Why does the market reward them while ignoring you?

The Visibility Premium

The market does not reward value. It rewards perceived value. If you are a 9/10 developer but your positioning is 2/10, your market score is 18. If someone else is a 6/10 developer but their positioning is 8/10, their market score is 48.

The visible developer wins every single time because they reduce the friction of discovery.

"An average developer who is visible and easy to trust will always get more opportunities than an elite developer who is invisible."

visibility isn't about bragging or posting daily selfies. It is about legibility. It is about packaging your proof of work in a format that business owners and engineering managers can read and verify without effort.

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