[quote=jimmyle]My wife works for the government. Theoretically positions are opened for everyone. However, 99% of positions are filled with relatives and friends. They post the positions online but usually just for show.
[quote=CA renter]
you do not need to “know someone” to get in.[/quote][/quote]
Hogwash. I’ve worked in the public sector, as have many of my friends and family members. Not a single one got in because of connections. As a matter of fact, I know of a handful of people whose fathers were pretty high up in the public sector, and ALL of them were turned down for jobs specifically because of their family connections. The public employers didn’t want any hint of impropriety.
I’ve also worked in the private sector, and nepotism was much more prevalent there than in the public sector…MUCH more prevalent.
Conversely, I know a lot of people who work in the entertainment industry, and almost all of them are there because they had the right connections.
