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eru on Aug 4, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Plan to Turn Engineers into Managers

What's wrong with hiring for network and connections? (If they actually do contribute to the bottom line of the company.)

Jare on Aug 4, 2015 [–]

They are finite. Hire for the ability to create valuable networks and connections, not for the few contacts that someone got in exceptional circumstances (like studying an MBA).

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