In a uniformed city system I can tell you first hand there are hirees that go to the front of the line with no experience for the job, no knowledge of the job, just because he or she is doing favors or related or friends of a friend. All others who have the qualifications for the job are passed up by the agencies devious rules and regulations the hierarchy made up over the years to protect their own.
Yeah. She is a member of a protected species.