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Old Boy Network Jobs Loop Male Connections Man Acquires

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Idiom OLD-BOY NETWORK
Definition the male connections that a man acquires, usually while in college or the military, later used to disseminate jobs and information
Examples
  1. Mr. Turner got his job through the old-boy network, which consisted of the friends he knew when he was at the university.
  2. Sometimes it can be very hard to get hired by certain companies because they depend so heavily on hiring through an old-boy network. If you aren’t a part of it, you don’t have a chance.
Extra Info

An old-boy network serves as a way to get jobs and spread information, sometimes to the exclusion of others who are outside the network.

Category Job/Work

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