> A year after connecting on LinkedIn, people who had received more recommendations for moderately weak-tie contacts were twice as likely to land jobs at the co

> A year after connecting on LinkedIn, people who had received more recommendations for moderately weak-tie contacts were twice as likely to land jobs at the companies where those acquaintances worked compared with other users who had received more recommendations for strong-tie connections. That's one piece of the puzzle but not the whole thing. It's not the same as saying they got 2x more job opportunities. People can add friends outside of the recommendations for instance. Or they may be added by the other person. I tried to quickly skim the paper just now but I was unable to find the details.