Can relatives help you get a job?

I'm looking for my first job at 16 and was wondering if people you know like uncles, friends etc can help you get a job at supermarkets like asda and tesco? There never seem to be any vacancies in my area so I was wondering if this would work, thank you!

This posts sums up everything that is wrong with the job market. People getting in through who they know instead of what they know.

But I bet if you got a job because of the former, you'd not be complaining,

I wouldn't accept it. I would rather be on the dole. My principles come first.

Yea right.

I wouldn't accept it. I would rather be on the dole. My principles come first.

I'm looking for my first job at 16 and was wondering if people you know like uncles, friends etc can help you get a job at supermarkets like asda and tesco? There never seem to be any vacancies in my area so I was wondering if this would work, thank you!

So your principles are that it is better to claim benefits, than work?

I wouldn't accept it. I would rather be on the dole. My principles come first.

Good to see benefits are going to people who are refusing jobs for such stupid reasons. Great morals you have there

So basically, if you are out of money, sad and depressed but have friends who can offer you an easier way to get a job, you simply refuse it? It is silly. You have friends and network to make your life(and theirs) easier. If you don't know how to do the job, then you're lucky, that is called learning on the job. And it perfectly good idea because some jobs require experience and to get it you need to have a job. By all means, use your network always. Sometimes you may be filtered out by HR and computers because you don't have a certain grade in your degree but your motivation to learn is more important. Having a network lets you bypass these filters.