Yes you're right. Nepotism has made people ignore some basic values. People used to pay attention to cv details before and took time to write it. Now is just copy and paste.Yes, connection matters a lot as it opens so many doors that even the most breathtaking of CVs cannot. But not everyone will be connected to the influential ones. And connection is not even enough in some situations as their may be equally well connected people vying for the same position.