it's not what you know but who you know
it's not what you know but who you know
People benefit more from personal connections (to people who can help them) than from their own knowledge. A: "I can't believe they hired the CEO's niece instead of me! I have two degrees, and she just graduated from college!" B: "Well, it's not what you know but who you know."
See also: but, know, not, what, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- even break
- an even break
- get an even break
- give (one) an even break
- give someone an even break
- lose at
- lose at (something)
- to a person
- be on the in
- on the in, be