I don’t think anyone is arguing that personal introductions don’t work, just that only hiring through them isn’t ideal (since it’s bad for applicants who are otherwise good but don’t have contacts, and bad for companies because they filter out good candidates).
I don’t think anyone is arguing that personal introductions don’t work, just that only hiring through them isn’t ideal (since it’s bad for applicants who are otherwise good but don’t have contacts, and bad for companies because they filter out good candidates).