“He's talking about spending two, three hours a day on his hiring decision. The first call he makes is to the recruiter. The last call of the day he makes is to the recruiter.”
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Said on The CEO Signal
“Ron pitches Steve on the problem that Steve already has, which is Steve is worried about hiring… the name is going to bring applicants out of the woodwork”
Afford Anything | Get Smarter With Money · Steve Jobs Hated the Name “Genius Bar.” How He Came Around, with Ron Johnson
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Pitched Steve Jobs on renaming the in-store help desk to "Genius Bar" by arguing the name would attract job applicants and solve Steve's hiring concern
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“I went into an assessment centre, was myself and relaxed, and got hired by a start-up recruitment agency.”
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Said on Dyslexia Explored
“You get a job through conversations, not through applications... most people are spending their time on job boards... that's the least successful”
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“…you were good at recruitment… you did recruitment for five years, laid the foundation for the company… then being able to donate some of this to schools”
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