Anyone who recruits talent faces the same basic challenge, whether we work for a big company, a new start-up, a Hollywood studio, a hospital, or the Green Berets. We all wonder how to tell the really outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or, equally important, how to spot the ones who donÂ’t look so good on paper but might still deliver extraordinary performance. In a tough economy, itÂ’s more important than ever to make every talent decision count.

Table of Contents :

Introduction 1
1 Sand, Sweat-and Character 15
2 The Talent Problem 37
3 Decoding the Jagged Résumé 59
4 Where Insights Are Born 81
5 Auditions That Work 100
6 Talent That Whispers 121
7 What Can Go Right? 139
8 Lottery Tickets 159
9 Talent That Shouts 180
10 When to Say No 199
11 Picking the Boss 218
12 Fitting the Pieces Together 235
13 Becoming a Rare Find 248