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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Martin Winter

Most adults believe it really is who you know that helps you get ahead in business

Four in five adults believe it really IS who you know, not what you know in life, that helps us get ahead in the work environment.

A study of 2,000 Brits discovered 80 percent believe that no matter how hard they work, those with better business contacts will always succeed.

As well as getting a job (68 percent), people think others typically use those they know to help get a promotion (58 percent), a space on a guestlist (54 percent), and work experience (50 percent).

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