If you're hiring a manager for two to three years, you…

An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter.

— Friedrich Schiller

Many people, including myself, thought of Jobs as an inventor, an Edison-like figure, but he wasn't. I did a documentary on James Brown recently;…

— Alex Gibney

With recidivism algorithms, for example, I worry about racist outcomes. With personality tests [for hiring], I worry about filtering out people with mental health…

— Cathy O'Neil

The most significant moment will be when we stop referring to the hiring of qualified women (and racial, ethnic and religious minorities) as significant.…

— Amy Trask

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

— John D. Rockefeller

Rome ... at its most decadent, had never thought of hiring an actor to go through the motions of being an emperor while the…

— Gore Vidal

By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics,…

— Ben Horowitz

“I look for three things in hiring people. The first is personal integrity, the second is intelligence, and the third is a high energy…

— Gary Chapman

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

— Sam Altman

I understand that actors lose their looks, they change over time, but people don't lose their talent. I think that, as people get older…

— Kurt Fuller

“With warm pleasantries, strangers become clients. With firm handshakes, contracts become signed.”

— Utibe Samuel Mbom

Always hire people who are better than you. Hiring dummies is shortsighted. You can't move up the ladder until everyone is comfortable with your…

— Lois Wyse

Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the…

— Scott Weiss

I always try to do the most important or urgent tasks first, I avoid waiting till the last minute to finish things, and I…

— Jeet Banerjee

Social media is the future, with employers recognizing they need to start hiring people with the right skills.

— Ryan Holmes