Bill Clinton put in a good word during a trip to Los Angeles last week.

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If he or she can put in a good word for you with your would-be boss, great.

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Already, she has racked up four "good customer-contact reports" from satisfied callers who put in a good word with her supervisor.

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So much so that when the job at Canisius opened in 1992, Boeheim, already Syracuse's all-time winningest coach, put in a good word.

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If you do, use it, either by sending your contact an email and asking them if they know who is hiring interns, and whether they can put in a good word for you, or better yet, meet in person with your contact and discuss the internship and potential future at the company.

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And, as he himself pointed out, he is unlikely to be getting such privileged access to any members of the current administration in the near future even if Mr Blair does put a good word in for him with his friend George.

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