Is "networking" a politically correct buzzword of nepotism?

it is anon, it is

>go to end of exams party
>talking to my friend about post graduation plans
>tell him I've got a position at a BB
>out of fucking nowhere a 5'7" freshman dressed in a suit and tie introduces himself
>tells me he's studying finance
>gives me his fucking business card that just has his name, phone number and email
>the next day he tries to add me on linkedin even though I never told him my last name
Don't do this.

>>1242363
not making him your pa for the summer

>>1242367
I wouldn't hire him to walk my dog.

>>1242363
>out of fucking nowhere a 5'7" freshman dressed in a suit and tie introduces himself
kek when will they learn?

>>1242363
>tell him I've got a position at a BB
anon you sucked dick to get that position, the freshmen just gave you his card. stop being a snob

>>1242148
No it isn't. I got my first ib internship through nepotism. I got my second one (in a different continent with a completely different bank) primarily through networking and a prestigious uni on my resume coupled with some impressive extra curriculars. I had to proverbially suck dick to get that second internship. All I had to do to get the first one was ask my father to call the head of investment banking of that bank and voila, I got the internship. Networking requires serious effort and if you can't do it or you can't learn to do it then it is unlikely that you will ever succeed because professional success (until more senior positions) is 40% performance and 60% sociability/how much your coworkers and superiors like you and want you to stick around.

>>1242148

Yes.
Though is nepotism politically incorrect?

>>1242148
no
nepotism = favoring your relatives
cronyism = favoring your friends

>>1242148
Lel the frog is Mariano Rajoy

Networking is a meme.

All you need is a degree