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May 19, 2010

Wednesday

Today's topic: "Rock on!"

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Headquarters said to throw a curveball on the application form and then ask people about their answer in the interview.

So, I added a line asking "Paper, Scissors, or Rock?"

Most people write "Rock" on their application.

(Some just circle it.)

I throw out all the Paper, Scissors and Rock responses.

Stacks of Harvard and Yale grads tumble into my wastebin.

One is left.

Their response? "Bacon."

I hired them blind.

No interview, no reference check.

Two weeks later, we carried our stuff out in cardboard boxes together.

I needed a drink, but it's no surprise that they needed bacon.

Posted by: Laurence Simon at May 19, 2010 9:51 AM · Permalink