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Identified seems to be an effective way to drill down who went to school where, what companies employed who, and who knows who. The number generated from the search engine can be entertaining however when it comes to hiring decisions and real job experience the candidate who is “friends” with the most influential or worked at a certain company won’t exactly turn out to be the most intelligent or at least for a particular position a recruiter is trying to fill (ie, George Bush Jr vs Ronald Reagan). If I was a recruiter now and I have been in the past for various types of organizations (both in the private and public sector), those who benefit the organization most tend to be those who have the personality, the technical skills, the heart for the job, and share the vision of the team which are all determined by a variety of factors bigger than one single score. As labor costs constitute such a huge portion of a company’s budget, I would suggest getting to know exactly who you hire, inside and out, which takes time and effort. Well worth it to avoid a disastrous hiring decision.