This is true and outside of just being an unmotivated dummy, the barrier to that first gig is what fukks a lot of folks out of getting into the career they really want to. Get 200 rejections...work them shifts at the restaurant...eventually they let you bartend and the money is ok enough that you kinda just stick with it. Getting that first tech job is a job and not everyone will be lucky.
My first break came due to an A+ and being the most polished applicant. I know this because my boss told me after 6 or so months that it was between me and a cat that he could see really needed a job but I was malleable and already knew what I was doing before stepping in the doors. It really is a tossup between persistence and luck.
