it's not what you know but who you know
English
Proverb
it's not what you know but who you know
- For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.
- 1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:
- Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know—in spite of apparent merit systems."
- 1993, Heidi Gruber, "Cross film earns recognition in Hollywood," Ellensburg Daily Record, 25 Aug. (retrieved 19 June 2009)
- "In Hollywood, it's not what you know but who you know," said Cross, who added that the awards ceremony was the perfect place to make connections.
- 2008, Natasha Davies, Webc@m Girl, →ISBN, p. 53:
- "It's not what you know but who you know," Shelby said, as she rummaged through a bag to find the business card he'd handed her.
- 1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:
See also
- friends in high places
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