If you look good and sound good, people will give you the time, the opportunity, to prove yourself. That is exactly the reason why, if your manners are impeccable and you grant others a basic respect, your chances of a positive response are much greater. Don't you even think it. That's the Old Eighties talking. You know I'm right about this.
Class stands out so brazenly, just because it is so rare.
You can be that rare breed. It is not out of reach. That's the good news. Here's the bad news. Nothing is going to help you in this day and age, my courses included, if you are not willing to put forth effort and sweat in learning and continuing to learn the mechanics of your field and your industry.