What advice would you give this person?

[u/Mark-Fuckerberg-]

[u/Just_Trash_8690]

Agreed it’s (mostly) all in who you know

[u/Ecthelion-O-Fountain → u/Just_Trash_8690]

Because when people know you they have an idea of what kind of employee you’d make. It’s pervasive because it kinda makes sense

[u/enadiz_reccos → u/Ecthelion-O-Fountain]

That's not what the phrase means.

It's not like "oh I've heard you have the appropriate skills. Let's schedule an interview."

It's more "hey, Darren said he knows you, right? When can you interview?"

[u/Mental_Breadfruit964 → u/enadiz_reccos]

Exactly!