Pros and Cons of Acquiring Employment

Nepotism

Cronyism flourishes in those companies where:

    not so much the result of labor is important, but the process;
    choose between "their" and "stranger" with equal qualifications of employees;
    it is possible to pay wages to an absolutely unnecessary employee;
    need a loyal "own" in a certain position;
    due to the large size of the organization with a multi-level hierarchy, the leader simply does not know about this phenomenon. This situation can still be observed in state institutions.

Is it worth fighting against nepotism? Yes, if you are an excellent professional in your field and you have the potential to change jobs. But in this case, the problem of nepotism is generally unlikely. Otherwise, you frankly have little chance.

Work.ua advises you to help your acquaintances find competencies, or look for those who can do this for you. But there are also advantages and dangers.
Become a Recommender

There are companies that encourage and motivate their employees to engage in recommendatory recruiting. That is, these are situations where managers involve their employees in the search for personnel among their friends, former colleagues, and professional contacts. And some even guarantee a material bonus for good specialists, but this story is more familiar to the Western labor market.

This method is absolutely not new and quite effective, especially when it comes to the narrow specialization of a professional.
Why it is good to be a recommender

A priori, we will agree that you yourself are satisfied with the working conditions, and do not attract an acquaintance to “so-so work” in order to avenge something. A recommendation to be good for a number of reasons:

    Help the company find narrow specialists, earn loyalty, and increase credibility. Especially if you manage to get valuable passive candidates who are not actively looking for work.
    To help a good friend and cause a wonderful feeling of recognition and support. It’s like in the story “Pay Forward” - when the good shown is sure to return in some new manifestation.
    Find another friend at work. In addition to your soul mate in the workplace, you can also find a faithful ally and associate.

And then what is the danger?

    Direct or indirect, but responsible for the “protégé”. The misses of the recommended one will automatically contact you.
    Your expectations or recommended will not come true. When the recommended, for example, understood by “lack of subordination in the collective” familiarity, but this is not so. Or you will recognize in a friend or acquaintance previously unknown unpleasant personal qualities.
    Damage to reputation:

a) if you are a recommending spammer casting a leader overtly inappropriate resumes;
b) if a friend turns out to be talkative, and your friendship story is colorful. When a friend tells you too much about you, at least you won’t like it, and it may harm your career (depending on the facts, of course).