A close relative of yours who is a beginner or a highly experienced friend you know, whom would you recommend to a post if you had the authority?

I will first determine if the required level of skills and expertise my close contact is having or not. Thereafter, i will interview other potential candidates and select the most suitable among them. It further depends on the organisation culture i.e. whether the organisation culture permits to employ close associates or not. Other factors like biasedness, favouritism etc shall also need to be considered before selecting the most suitable cnadidate