Must you be a financial genius with an IQ of 140 to even get a foot in the door?

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This way, students can at least get a foot in the door.

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Small firms have long struggled to get a foot in the door of big companies which have lengthy bureaucratic processes and specific vendor requirements.

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To me, it sounds all too attractive for newspapers to deploy free or cheap journalists, and it's certainly an attractive opportunity for young student journalists to get a foot in the door.

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To be sure, many churches haven't been immune to the effects of the recent recession, and even for those that are financially stable, entrepreneurs trying to get a foot in the door may find it difficult if they lack religious affiliations.

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Sometimes it can help to take a position that will get your foot in the door at a company (or in the government) with growth opportunities.

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On the job-seeker side, I think people would also prefer to get their foot in the door via a colleague rather than via a friend.

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Startup is taken seriously: Probably one of the more important reasons of associating with a respectable incubator, startup teams are taken more seriously and get a lot better chance at getting the foot in the door.

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You can even get your foot in the door by pitching an interesting idea or proposing to take on a small side project.

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The niche markets for crystal fibres are still attractive for a small firm, giving it a foot in the door before large manufacturers such as Lucent and Corning really get going.

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