Chapter 4. RECRUITING THE BEST

My job can be so exciting. I get to work with some of the brightest minds and most accomplished luminaries in technology, politics, and business. I am consistently humbled and feel lucky for the opportunities I get.[27]

—Christopher Sacca, former Head of Special Initiatives, Google, Inc.

Few companies have expressed so strongly and repeatedly their desire to recruit only the best people. Google's recruitment web pages abound with mantras like "Google seeks to hire only the best." Although reports are that Google has had to relax its hiring policies a bit over the years with its dramatic increase in number of employees, headhunters who have worked with Google make it clear that you have little chance of being hired ...

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