It's Not What You Know But Who You Know

Nepotism is the showing of favoritism for relatives or friends based upon that relationship, rather than on an objective evaluation of ability or suitability. For instance, offering employment to a relative, despite the fact that there are others who are better qualified and willing to perform the job. The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos (meaning "nephew" or "grandchild").

What about my grades?
This is one of the reasons why getting a college education is not very effective when it comes to supporting yourself. What good did getting an A+ on your physics test do for you last year when the job you just applied for was given to the bosses nephew? College never once told us the truth about "It's not what you know but who you know". They might have mentioned you have to network but they didn't fully explain the schematics of it. College gives you this false sense that if you get good grades then you will excel in the real world. In my opinion you have to have book smarts and street smarts in this world. This is why a lot of extremely intelligent people sit around wondering why they aren't moving ahead in life or getting the women they want. You have to have street smarts as well as book smarts. School only teaches one of those and it ain't street smarts. LoL. The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki talks about how in the real world people are more concerned about your financial report card. If you wanted to purchase some Real Estate and needed capital from the bank, they will need to know your debt to income ratio, financial statements and credit scores. They are not going to ask for your report card from the 8th grade or college transcripts!



My experience
I personally have had jobs where my boss or co-workers had close relatives working at the job. Some of my co workers were younger then me and made more money and didn't even have a bachelors degree like I do. WTF. What happened to all those test, quizzes, and term papers I took in college? It did me no good in the real world. I also have been given jobs in the past because I knew the person working at the place of employment. It wasn't because I was the best candidate. Some people look at it as racism but if you are white or black and have power, then most likely you will hire your relative or friend who is the same race right? If corporate America is predominantly white then wouldn't I be an idiot to try to climb their corporate ladder as an African American? Even if I was white I wouldn't want to climb that ladder because if you don't have friends in high places then it doesn't matter who you are.This is what I mean when people should create their own way. Stop relying on someone else's structure and start your own. You will never make more money then the CEO of the company you work for!