Alex Rodriguez: Eliminate mid-tier candidates immediately to avoid being tricked
Alex Rodriguez · Alex Rodriguez: From MVP to CEO; Business Lessons from Warren Buffett & Magic Johnson | E1010 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · May 5, 2023 · at 6:09
Alex Rodriguez, Chairman and CEO of A-Rod Corp and co-owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, shares hiring advice and resume evaluation frameworks learned from his business partner Marc Lore.
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“The tens and the fives are easy to recognize. The tens, you know, jump out of the page, and the fives are people you're probably not going to hire. The challenge is when you have the six and the sevens, and the six and the sevens have the gift of gab, and are good people, and they can trick you over a series of two or three interviews. So one thing I would say is, Hire slow, fire fast, and I would avoid, and even interviewing, as you read through your hundreds or thousands of resumes, I would eliminate hiring six, seven, and eights, and I would focus on just the best of the best.”
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