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..I have been in a company where people were hired on the basis of
knowing a certain vice president or a certain marketing director. Our
managers were so bad that they hired people who had never turned in a
resume.
Tony Markatos responds:
Some people refer to such as "effective (business) networking" - very
effective!
Tony Markatos
(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
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