Comments on: Hiring Executives? Search Out the “Different Ones” http://www.ere.net/2012/05/09/hiring-executives-search-out-the-different-ones/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Sun, 19 May 2013 00:32:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Keith Halperin http://www.ere.net/2012/05/09/hiring-executives-search-out-the-different-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-64076 Keith Halperin Fri, 11 May 2012 16:30:13 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=25416#comment-64076 Dammit, Jordan. You’ve been reading me too much!

:)

Keith

]]> By: Jordan Clark http://www.ere.net/2012/05/09/hiring-executives-search-out-the-different-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-64058 Jordan Clark Thu, 10 May 2012 20:52:08 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=25416#comment-64058 John are you sure you haven’t been watching too many episodes of House?

In regards to the reference about Steve Jobs what other crazy CEO’s are there that haven’t started the company, but rather were recruited for their “crazy out of the box ideas?”

I respect the idea, and the principal is genuine however the CEO also represents the company image, and who wants a loud mouth, short tempered, unorthodox representative, the only one I can think of would be “Dicks” the resturaunt.

@Keith: Isn’t that the truth, I believe a few dictators have taken the same stand on national policy, namly the one from WWII that made it his mission to change the face of the world or Stalin. Welcome to the corporate gestapo!

]]> By: Keith Halperin http://www.ere.net/2012/05/09/hiring-executives-search-out-the-different-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-64009 Keith Halperin Thu, 10 May 2012 00:49:02 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=25416#comment-64009 Thanks, John.
Now for the “Real World of Recruiting” (as I see it):
“Look for those who think differently. Find those misfits, rebels, and troublemakers…and make certain they never, EVER get considered for a position with your firm unless absolutely necessary for some questionable but vital area, like Tech. Define your firm’s concept of diversity as: ‘We hire all types of attractive, upbeat, young, upper middle-class, mainly white people, just like us.’ Teach the value of creativity and individuality which means: ‘always following the written and unwriten rules of conduct so as to best further the interests of those at the very top.’”

Cheers,

Keith

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”

-William James

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