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It is kind of like head hunting but with a first-hand approach.
“You gotta give me one thing. I'm a scary judge of talent.” Al Pacino as Walter Burke in the 2003 action film The Recruit.
*The Recruit: © Touchstone Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment
The quote from Pacino highlights the concept used in the movie of picking talent within the environment of a university or college.
If setups like the NFL and NBA have scouts searching for talent at high schools, colleges and universities, why can’t the same approach be applied to seeking talent for businesses? We can fine tune it and call it searching for future CEO’s.
In principle, the standard graduate recruitment processes do work. Companies campaign or market themselves while future graduates apply to businesses for a placement or job opportunity. Students go through a battery of screenings, interviews and tests before hopefully being made a contractual offer.
Read more: Scouting for talent – A different approach to the graduate talent market
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Girl with Peepoo in Kibera Photo credit: Peepoople/Camilla Wirseen
2014 Company of the Year
As the planet’s best of the best companies challenge each other for market share and are racing to space (Branson, Musk etc), some companies have gone back to the basics. Instead of driving unbelievable technology advancements, smart companies are trying to save the world by reinforcing its foundations.
Read more: Peepoople – the global business juxtaposition of creating a hygienic planet
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The 2014 movie review: Saying farewell to a legend and welcoming a big 2015*Image credit Guardians of the Galaxy © Marvel 2015
It seems as though the movie franchise approach is as healthy as ever. When they sell tickets at the door and full seats in the cinema, the old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” comes into play.
Read more: The 2014 movie review: Saying farewell to a legend and welcoming a big 2015
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Books of 2014 that should be picked up in 2015 *image source Penguin Random House South Africa
Inspired by travel, the awesomeness of youth and an icon.
With the help of Penguin Random House South Africa’s Jean Fryer have selected three reads that not only stir an interest but can inspire an individual!
Read more: Three books of 2014 that should be picked up in 2015
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Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam © Touchstone Pictures**
The loss of Robin Williams in August, 2014 meant the world became a little less funny. He mesmerized an audience with his fast paced comedy and when needed, could turn on the drama at will. An icon in his own right, his death was unnecessary, as with so many others who perished in the same manner.
It is this tale of a tragic comic that sadly remains etched in our memories, which seems very unfitting for the man that was Robin Williams.
Born in Chicago in 1951, Williams took the entertainment industry on a whirlwind adventure that included movies such as ‘Good Will Hunting’, ‘Hook’, ‘Aladdin’, ‘The Fisher King’ and ‘Good Morning Vietnam’ - to name but a few.
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