> See, that's the thing - knowing somebody doesn't actually get you hired.
> I suppose it might plausibly let you hear about a job you wouldn't
> otherwise hear about... but if you're doing daily Internet searches,
> you're going to find this stuff anyway. (Or it's not advertised, in
> which case you can't apply for it.) Again, it's not like insider
> knowledge actually gets you any nearer to your goal.

The last 3 people who started in my office had no formal interview and 
there certainly weren't any adverts anywhere, they were just known by 
others in the office from previous jobs.

My girlfriend got her job by knowing a manager, she still had to send in 
an application form but it was a formality, they didn't even bother 
looking at the other applications, even though surely there would have 
been people better qualified and with more experience.

I'm sure others here have similar experiences, it's quite common. And 
even if you can't bypass the official application/interview procedure, 
you can get the name/email of the best person to send your CV to, the 
right things to say, get someone to put in a good word for you etc. It's 
not what you know it's who you know :-)

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