Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace

Be Inspired Youtube ^ | 8/23/2017 | Tom Bilyeu

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When I need to fill 4+ junior spots I have the recruiting folks give me every resume. I ween those down to 12 and bring them all in on the same day. 6 in the morning and 6 in the afternoon.

I mainly work supply chain/supplier stuff so I bring in members from sourcing, materials, quality, design, and manufacturing - with a free lunch for the day and I round robin them at 1/2 an hour a shot. 6 slots (including me) at 1/2 an hour gets us 3 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. Then everyone convenes at the end of the day - sometimes if I really had to coerce people to help it’s at a local watering hole.

I ask who do you absolutely agree we should not hire? those go on the floor (usually 2-3). Who will you kill me for if I don’t hire (those are keepers and usually 1-2). Then we rack and stack the rest with everyone getting their vote on how they would rank. It usually comes down to 3 groups. 2-3 yes’s, 2-3 in the middle, and 2-3 who would be ok, but only if no one else is willing to take the job. the 2-3 in the middle is usually where I have to make a final call, but at that age and experience it’s really about my feeling about what extra they can bring to the game.