When asked for his advice on hiring, Steve Jobs response was simple: “Hire the best.”
It may be an obvious answer but isn’t easy to put into practice, and it pays to remember Apple wasn’t always the hottest company to work for so it’s not as glib a recommendation as it might first sound.
Every year the world’s largest and most successful companies try to follow Jobs’ advice and fight to hire the best talent in the market in a bid to hit their corporate goals. With such pressure on recruiters to find and hire these people, many senior leaders are spending increased time and money to turn their recruiters into “talent advisors.”
