Anyone who recruits people faces the same challenge, whether they work for a giant company or a start-up, a Hollywood studio or a hospital. We all wonder how to tell the outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or how to spot the ones who, despite their weak CVs, might still deliver extraordinary results. George Anders sought out the world's savviest talent judges to see what they do differently from the rest of us. He reveals how the US Army finds Special Forces soldiers without asking them to fire a single bullet. He takes us to an elite basketball tournament where the best scouts are watching the players who don't have the ball. He talks to researchers who are reinventing how to hire Fortune 500 CEOs. Anders reveals powerful ideas you can apply to your own career. In a new chapter for this paperback, 'Becoming a Rare Find', he explains how to flip these strategies and make sure your own talent isn't missed. 'Brightly engaging . . . It's Moneyball for human resources.' New York Post 'A rare find in itself- a business book that is actually fun to read.' Fortune 'Wide ranging and stimulating.' Financial Times
Anyone who recruits people faces the same challenge, whether they work for a giant company or a start-up, a Hollywood studio or a hospital. We all wonder how to tell the outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or how to spot the ones who, despite their weak CVs, might still deliver extraordinary results. George Anders sought out the world's savviest talent judges to see what they do differently from the rest of us. He reveals how the US Army finds Special Forces soldiers without asking them to fire a single bullet. He takes us to an elite basketball tournament where the best scouts are watching the players who don't have the ball. He talks to researchers who are reinventing how to hire Fortune 500 CEOs. Anders reveals powerful ideas you can apply to your own career. In a new chapter for this paperback, 'Becoming a Rare Find', he explains how to flip these strategies and make sure your own talent isn't missed. 'Brightly engaging . . . It's Moneyball for human resources.' New York Post 'A rare find in itself- a business book that is actually fun to read.' Fortune 'Wide ranging and stimulating.' Financial Times
Anders reveals powerful ideas you can apply to your own career. In a new chapter for this paperback, 'Becoming a Rare Find', he explains how to flip these strategies and make sure your own talent isn't missed.
George Anders spent two decades as a top feature writer for The Wall Street Journal, where he was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. He has also written for The New York Times, Parade, Fast Company, Smart Money and Harvard Business Review. He is the author of three previous books, including the New York Times bestseller Perfect Enough, a biography of Carly Fiorina. He lives in northern California.
The Moneyball of the hiring process
*New York Post*
George Anders finds the deep truth about choosing people right.
You'll never make these supremely important decisions the same way
again
*author of Talent Is Overrated*
George Anders combines deep reporting, vivid storytelling, and keen
analysis to help unravel the mysteries of talent. Whether you're
running a large organization or managing a small team, The Rare
Find is that rare book - a must-read
*Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind*
George Anders is himself a rare find. A superb writer, he brings
piercing intellect and persistent curiosity to examine the single
most important leadership skill: finding and picking the right
people. By turning his own talent upon this vital and elusive
question, Anders has done a great service.
*Jim Collins, author of Good to Great*
Quite simply, the best book on the subject I've ever read
*Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code*
Resilience, curiosity, and self-reliance are strengths that don't
show up in HR hiring manuals. In The Rare Find, George Anders shows
that they lead to fresh ways to hunt for talent. More power to him
for daring to advocate that which is not obvious
*Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO of Intel*
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