Michael Gerber Quotes

Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery.

The service leaders hire one out of 50 applicants, sometimes one out of 100, but they're very, very careful. You can't afford not to be extremely choosy when you hire.

It's getting the right person that's the challenge.

Successful companies hire people.

We're really critical with the process of who we hire. But when you put great people in position, that's how you avoid any missteps.

It's a good thing to remember that hiring will get easier as you scale - but you should also never drop your standards.

My job is to get the very best people we can.

Recruiting is not an exact science.

I fire very little because I try to be very careful when I select people. If you know how to select, you don't fire often.

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

Recruiting talent is no different than any other challenge a startup faces. It's all about selling.

By creating useful job descriptions and making clear what qualifications should be expected, the Department aims to help improve schools' ability to recruit the right people.

Time spent on hiring is time well spent.

We are being super selective on who we bring in and really just trying to hire the very best.

I've never really hired anybody that people thought I should hire.

We just want to make sure the best candidates get the attention they deserve.

If the team needs me to recruit somebody, I'll be here. I'll be doing that.

My job is to recruit the best players I can recruit. When they get here, challenge them and grow them into their best version.

... how much time you should be spending on hiring? The answer is 0 or 25 percent.

What characteristics do I look for when hiring somebody? That's one of the questions I ask when interviewing. I want to know what kind of people they would hire.

The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people.

You're either not hiring at all or it's probably your single biggest block of time.

Managers live and die by their recruitment.

Holiday hiring is only useful if you get the right people, and the consensus among HR professionals is that the most consistent and efficient means of finding good people is to use word of mouth. Namely, this is because focusing on referrals means that only people who are already within your network will apply.

We have to hire, retain, and develop the best staff.