[bdcravens]

> a professor arranged my first professional job

Not typical.

[eon1]

Yeah, like.. scorchingly atypical. How many of these jobs are there that all 100 of your peers had a similar experience?

[HarryHirsch]

What do you think the "alumni lists" on researchers' webpages are good for? On the other hand, if a researcher has no alumni list on their page and isn't just starting out, that's an obvious sign for all that can read.