Mack: Screen job candidates by asking about weird teenage hobbies
George Mack · The Top 0.1% Of Ideas I've Stumbled Upon On The Internet · Aug 31, 2024 · at 7:44
Entrepreneur George Mack shares heuristics for identifying high-agency individuals during job interviews with co-host Shaan Puri.
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“Asking for weird teenage hobbies. Because if they can go against the crowd when they're a teenager, so much easier as an adult. It's tough, but it's easier.”
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