Adam Grant On Interviewing to Hire Trailblazers, Nonconformists and Originals
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Adam Grant On Interviewing to Hire Trailblazers, Nonconformists and Originals
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I want to debunk the myth that originality requires extreme risk taking and persuade you that originals are actually far more ordinary than we realize. In every domain, from business and politics to science and art, the people who move the world forward with original ideas are rarely paragons of conviction and commitment. As they question tradition
... See moreThe hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists.
Will you create questions that explore whether your applicants align with your core values? (For example, at Zappos, interviewees might be asked to rate themselves on a scale of 1 to 10 as to how weird they are. This is followed by a more important question: Why did you give yourself the rating you did?