Though I was being general, I was also being specific to 80% of the characters on the list. Most of the contacts that people are taking make it very difficult for them to get hired. Sure, the friend of a friend thing works in some cases, it doesn't on 90% of them. I just posted a long explanation of my thoughts in the Upcoming Events section. Most work like this would be Johnson to Fixer, and then Fixer to other Fixers or to guys directly on their contact lists. Hell, even Fixer to Fixer would be uncommon, as they tend to treat their contractors like assets, and are not usually fond of making those contacts, less they get skipped as useless middlemen in the future.
No, what I mean is that most of the characters don't have available fixers as contacts. For example, if I were to look at one of your characters, and saw Christian Vaughn and military officer, I would have to choose between the general, including you (because Christian Vaughn is not just your contact, he is your GM tool), or friend of a friend, which would entail involving other runners and a WAY-less than idea information spread to hire the character.