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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews 22 Jul 2013

    Nepotism v meritocracy - what clinches jobs these days?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23376561 …

    11:27 PM - 22 Jul 2013
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      1. joseph h riddick jr‏ @joeriddick 23 Jul 2013
        Replying to @BBCNews

        @RT:“@BBCNews: Nepotism v meritocracy - what clinches jobs these days? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23376561 …”

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      2. Haider Ali‏ @Haider__Ali 23 Jul 2013
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        @Oli_Dixon What we were talking about last time “@BBCNews: Nepotism v meritocracy - what clinches jobs these days? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23376561 …”

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      3. Oli Dixon‏ @Oli_Dixon 23 Jul 2013
        Replying to @Haider__Ali

        @Haider_Alii why can't my dad have chosen to play golf...

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      4. Haider Ali‏ @Haider__Ali 23 Jul 2013
        Replying to @Oli_Dixon

        @Oli_Dixon I told you golf is where it's at! Can't wait to be a regular playing with the future CEO of Jupiter 😏

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      1. Nur Fariha Roselan‏ @FarieRose 23 Jul 2013
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        You'll learn soon enough... “@BBCNews: Nepotism v meritocracy - what clinches jobs these days? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23376561 …”

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      1. Nick Moore‏ @NickMooreSpain 23 Jul 2013
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        @BBCNews being born into an unelected royal dynasty?

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      1. bachulus‏ @bachulus 23 Jul 2013
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        @BBCNews same lot who always 'clinch' them-wealthy take the biggest share of the pie in all its forms-jobs-housing-health-education.guday.

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      1. Jayne with a y‏ @WithJayne 23 Jul 2013
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        @BBCNews Nepotism all the way!! Time and again when job hunting I have come across who you know, not what you know. #gizajob

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      1. Yolonda Kammann‏ @YolondaKammann 22 Jul 2013
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        @BBCNews Heh :D http://bit.ly/1bI557p 

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      1. LadyP‏ @queenboadecia 22 Jul 2013
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        @BBCNews well imagine that a person being recognized for meritocracy

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      1. Murmeration‏ @matthud59 22 Jul 2013
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        @BBCNews Try the role of....say.....Prince?

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