Was it King or Appleby who had the take em to dinner strategy??

[Mikey P]

One of them mentioned where they had a stunt where he and the wife takes a potential new hire out to dinner (with their family?) and had a set of questions to ask to find out if he was THE guy..


Anybody recall the details?

 

[hogjowl]

Stockwell in 5 4 3 2 1 ...

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'm not sure if Joe does it also but that is a part of Tom King's practice. He and his wife have dinner with the prospect and his wife or girlfriend.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I was there. Know it wasn't Joe.

 

[Joe Appleby]

Must have been Tom. He's a nice guy. I don't take anyone out to dinner.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Must have been Tom. He's a nice guy. I don't take anyone out to dinner.

Love it! Looking forward to your next one. Love your employee bonus ideas.

 

[mirf]

I read about a CEO of a large company that does. He claimed he did not hire anyone that put salt or pepper of their meal before tasting it.
Showed lack of testing first. To each their own.
I park a truck as far as possible from the shop, walk with them and if they can not keep up they never will.

 

[billyeadon]

Yes it was Tom. And it was James Cash Penney who watched if the person salted their food before tasting.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Yes it was Tom. And it was James Cash Penney who watched if the person salted their food before tasting.

Yes, I was going to say it was in one of my very early school books. Sadly their current leaders are a bit less astute.

 

[billyeadon]

Yes, I was going to say it was in one of my very early school books. Sadly their current leaders are a bit less astute.

Yes Lee you are right on that one. Running an Apple store is not running an antiquated department store.

 

[ruff]

It was Johnny Apple-King

 

[Shane Deubell]

Actually humans have been using the dinner strategy for about a million years.
Its in our DNA.

Sometimes we outsmart ourselves when we should just use the instincts we are born with.

 

[hogjowl]

There are some seriously stupid things that are given undue respect simply because they are written in books.

The salt and pepper thing being one ...

 

[Russ T.]

I've heard of an employer who checked out the prospective person's car, to see if it was clean and in order.

Taking them to dinner seems very natural, not a huge stroke of genius but a good practice.

 

[mirf]

There are some seriously stupid things that are given undue respect simply because they are written in books.

The salt and pepper thing being one ...

I like to cook at home and think I am fairly good at it. While not a chef I would like you the taste it before you add to the meal.

When they use your cleaning agents and the label 2 oz per gallon I am sure 4 0z would be better. Measure not here I can tell 4 oz.

 

[JS41035]

Loved his stickers for dropping off food

 

[JS41035]

These. I know my handwriting is terrible.Tom was moving fast.

 

[hogjowl]

I like to cook at home and think I am fairly good at it. While not a chef I would like you the taste it before you add to the meal.

When they use your cleaning agents and the label 2 oz per gallon I am sure 4 0z would be better. Measure not here I can tell 4 oz.

I can understand that, but the personality disorder doesn't exist in the salter, but in the narcissism of the cook.

 

[Shane Deubell]

Yeah what kind of an a-hole makes a life changing decision based on something so arbitrary like if you use salt before or after

The funny part (payback actually) is using the "salt test" or "car wash test" as a guide will lead you to eventual disaster.
Why? because those 5% of sociopaths floating around in the world that will destroy your business can read something idiotic like this.

and use salt before... and keep a clean car....

Want to use analytical skills like reviewing job history, hobbies, etc also.
The absolute worst hires will be able to go to dinner and put on a show pretty easily.

 

[dgardner]

If I were a chef, I would be more upset with a person who tasted my food, decided I hadn't seasoned it right and felt the need to change it than a person who just salted it out of habit....

 

[billyeadon]

As a society we consume way too much salt without even reaching for the salt shaker.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yea Marty seems to throw a little salt in each of his posts.

 

[Mikey P]

I think the King said he was going on a cruise..

surprised he hasn't chimed in yet..

 

[Shane Deubell]

My feeling is first you want to identify what your personal strengths are. I would much rather hear someone give their story over the phone and/or write cover letter "in their own words".
I can pick up on people this way.

The problem face to face is my personal biases always seep in and end up hiring people who I like socially.
They dont always turn out to be good employees, unfortunately.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Customers also "hire" who they like socially, and give them better reviews.

 

[Shane Deubell]

Who customers like and who i like is not the same person always.
Usually ...

 

[Mike Draper]

I have a simple process. I ask them if they voted for Obama. Thats all I need to know.

 

[hogjowl]

They're not going to admit that. Even Stockwell won't admit THAT.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

They're not going to admit that. Even Stockwell won't admit THAT.

I didn't vote against him either

 

[billyeadon]

Marty don't read this:

This quote plays to what was said above about social ability:
“I believe that (1) likeability, (2) optimism, (3) enthusiasm are the three most important traits that we do (or do not) bring to the party, any party.”

Martin Seligman, Learned Optimism