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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I am in the minority but I do think it is unethical and shameful to ask for special favors for one’s child when there are candidates in the pool with better qualifications.[/quote

How do you know what the qualifications of the other candidates are?? Or are you assuming that every child of every parent that has any kind of pull on this thread is an unintelligent, incompetent moron? What if those kids are NMF’s Deans List at an Ivy or Top 20? 
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By calling in a special favor from a friend or relative the parent is deciding a priori that the child was unlikely to get the job on merit alone. In any case, I wasn’t inferring that the child was incompetent. Asking for special treatment is unethical regardless of the child’s qualifications.[/quote]

You judge but you obviously don’t work in business. And you obviously have never benefited from anyone endorsing you in your career to help you get a leg up. It’s how the world works. And not just during internships. Every VP in every company has been given the nod somewhere along the line.[/quote]

Some people are given the nod because they're really, really good. Cream naturally rises to the top. I think that's hard for some to understand, especially if you (or your kid) is average and would never get a second look without constant pushing. [/quote]

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