Originally Posted by Eric Stratton

and maybe their fathers, brothers, mothers, sisters friends cousins roomate in college knows someone who can write you a letter or recommendation. I'm sure that person can really vouch for someone. Kind of like a guy I know who got a job at a major because he drove his friend to meet someone his parents knew. (an instructor in the training dept) This guy had 0 turbine pic and hadn't even applied but got an interview within a couple weeks and a class date shortly there after.

the fact jack is that it is "who you know and not what you know" and there is absolutely something wrong with that if you can't get hired any other way. Not all recommendations are truely valid and sometimes people should get a chance at a job because they are actually qualified and very competitive, not just because of some random connection.

by the way congratulations on knowing someone....