Bingo. If getting the job requires you to know the hiring manager to even know about the opening, it is not a meritocracy. It's a birthright. If you don't know

Bingo. If getting the job requires you to know the hiring manager to even know about the opening, it is not a meritocracy. It's a birthright. If you don't know the secret codes or secret power holders, you're just stuck on the outside looking in. And these secret codes have little to nothing to do with actual ability.