when we talk about great entrepreneurs, we cannot fail to mention Steve Jobs. Today, his name continues as a reference and a “heavyweight” in the world tech. Despite the high positioning in the technology industry, if something is known about the former Apple CEO, it is its peculiar way of thinking, and also to interview.
As the company’s founder also said, Steve Wozniak, the legendary director used to carry out an unorthodox method at the time of hiring staff. The practice with which it was guided to decide which possible applicants were worth hiring was the following: Take a beer with candidates.
As they point from Unilad TechJobs sought to break the typical interview routine. To remove the “masks”, avoid almost memorized answers and break the formality, preferred to take something with the candidates to relax, answer more sincerely and even formulate better questions. The important points:
-- Would you be willing to share a beer with this person? Could you have a relaxed conversation with him, feel comfortable? These types of questions can be key to knowing if someone is ready to join a team, since they help anticipate whether there will be good chemistry among their members.
- Really take the candidate to have a beersit on a terrace and establish a talk without pressures, open the door to a more authentic interaction. Under this approach, Steve Jobs had a very particular way to choose those who would be part of Apple.
Thus, the discard did not consist of knowledge reasons, but of sincerity. Jobs used to ask deeper questions than normal and that, generally, do not usually do in a video call or joint room. Base questions: “When was the last time you achieved something you are proud of?”, “What would you do on your dream vacation?”.
Almost like talking to an old friend, through this formula the tycoon did not want correct or incorrect answers, but to know better who would be part of his company. For him, the goal was to find the best of the best, the calls “A-Players”. One of the many known Jobs tactics that deepen the way of being of people.
Many can say Steve Jobs. That if he was a tyrant crazy about work, he insightful when identifying a leader or peculiar when receiving the new employees with a special kit. However, it seems that it would have been someone with whom you could talk on beers in hand, despite not wanting it as a boss.
