http://www.savvysugar.com It makes sense. en http://www.savvysugar.com/2535848 <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/2535848"><img width=111 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104165/48_2008/251267cfb552ac85_guess-who.large.jpg'></div></a>"My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn’t audition. It was nepotism all the way." <p></p><p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/2535848" method="post" id="guesswho_guess"> <div><div class="guesswho_form"><div class="form-item"> <input type="text" maxlength="128" name="edit[guess]" id="edit-guess" size="20" value="" class="form-text form-autocomplete" /> </div> <input class="autocomplete" type="hidden" id="edit-guess-autocomplete" value="http://www.savvysugar.com/taxonomy/autocomplete/47" disabled="disabled" /><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="2535848" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Guess" class="form-submit" /></span></span> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="I Give Up" class="form-submit" /></span></span> <input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="guesswho_guess" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></p> http://www.savvysugar.com/2535848#comment career celeb Guess Who nepotism Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:15:10 -0800 SavvySugar http://www.savvysugar.com/2535848 http://www.savvysugar.com/1814277 <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/1814277"><img width=160 height=107 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104165/30_2008/80413080.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span></p> <p>The overwhelming majority of you - <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/907133/" rel="nofollow">80 percent</a> - think getting ahead in this world is more about who you know than what you know. Connections are undoubtedly important, which is why <a href="http://www.savvysugar.com/tag/networking/" rel="nofollow">networking</a> is such a valuable tool, but nepotism puts an interesting twist on things. </p> <p>Nepotism doesn't have the best connotations: Hiring someone because of who she knows or who she's related to, even though other applicants may be better candidates for the job, is frustrating for those not so in-the-know. However, that's certainly not to say that some hires based on nepotism don't turn out to be stand-out employees. </p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1814277" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Your Two Cents: Has Nepotism Ever Gotten You a Job?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1814277" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1814277" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1814277" class="form-radio" /> Yes, I've been offered jobs because of nepotism. </label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1814277" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1814277" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1814277" class="form-radio" /> No, nepotism has never gotten me a job.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1814277" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1814277" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1814277" class="form-radio" /> Nepotism got me in the door, but I was the best candidate for the job, anyway. </label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-1814277" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-1814277" name="edit[choice]" value="3-1814277" class="form-radio" /> Other. I'll tell you in the comments below. </label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1814277" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.savvysugar.com/1814277#comment The Grind career job Savvy poll Your Two Cents job search networking poll nepotism Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:11:01 -0700 SavvySugar http://www.savvysugar.com/1814277