Smoke and Mirrors

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We make our potential employees do a timed case study to assess their skill set, and their fit with us”, the CEO of a Digital Marketing Company told me over lunch. “The BS will only get you so far”!

The rhetoric falls by the wayside when it comes to getting the job done. It may be possible to BS one’s way into an interview, but it is difficult to overcome a lack of talent, or a lack of effort. Games are for the playing field. Not for the workplace. I’d rather have a team member who works hard, than one who talks a good game!

About Hemant Rustogi

An award-winning teacher at The University of Tampa, an entrepreneur, a CEO and founding principal of Advantage Pointe Internationale, and blogger on 5oclockreflections.com.