Philadelphia H.R. Executive anonymously applies for job in his own company, fails screening process

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. As an HR professional ...

I second your comment. While having someone walk your paper through doesn't guarantee that you'll get the job, it does guarantee that someone will look at your paper.

In my 30+ years of professional employment (not counting the stock-clerk/cashier jobs I worked in highschool), I have only once filled out an application, before I had accepted the position - some of which were never officially advertised.