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My Favourite Failure: Disasters with hiring and being hired - and I’m a recruiter - Ken Schmitt
My Favourite Failure: Disasters with hiring and being hired - and I’m a recruiter - Ken Schmitt
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ken Schmitt is the Founder and CEO of a high end executive search firm, which is ironic because we’re going through his biggest career failures and they all revolve around hiring. Well, hiring or being hired because Ken went through a period where he kept being fired.
Released:
Jan 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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