Billionaire David Rubenstein says his hiring red flag is people who try to cut ethical corners
- The billionaire of investment capital, David Rubenstein, says that the construction of a prosperous business Start with the hiring of good people. Like the CEOs of Amazon and Duolingo, he says that being a decent human being is non -negotiable: “You want people who have integrity.
Becoming a billionaire does not occur overnight, but if you are determined to join the upper 1% of employees, it may be better to take advice from those who have already done so.
For the billionaire David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle capital-investment company, success begins by finding good people to help you.
“You want people who have integrity, who do not try to cut ethical corners,” he said during an event last week organized by the Society of Education ETS.
It may not be surprising that the 75-year-old man says that his hiring green flag is a good attitude.
“Hire people who, hopefully, smarter than you, reasonably workers, people who are interested in what you do with your business,” he added.
“They believe that it is a precious thing to do, so they will have some interest in working hard and, hopefully, to think that they are doing something useful for society.”
Rubenstein's advice may seem intuitive, but Gen Z has particularly struggled to become employees outside competitions in the workplace. According to a study, almost 60% of employers declare that they have dismissed those at the start of their career, invoking a lack of professionalism. In addition, generation Z is more and more known to have other people in the office, which is unlikely to fly by working for a billionaire.
Giving money is just as important as saving it
There is no doubt that Rubenstein knows one thing or two about hard work, after developing his business now of $ 14 billion from zero – and he practices what he preaches when it comes to doing good.
He gave millions to the National Park Service to restore historic monuments such as the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in addition to buying and lending copies of documents such as Magna Carta, the declaration of independence and the proclamation of emancipation.
“My theory is that you can always build a pyramid and win your wealth with you. But there is no evidence that you need it in the afterlife, so I decided not to do it,” he said The Washington Post in 2018.
Finding people who have the same philosophy – that the use of money for good is better than keeping it – is also part of what Rubenstein is looking for hiring.
“You want people who want to do something better by the result of what they do, so not only to earn money, (not) of hoarding it, but to give it or do other things useful for their time and money and their resources,” he said last week.
Business leaders give immense value to the people around them
Being at the top of a prosperous company is notoriously alone, which explains why Rubenstein and other leaders are categorical to find the right people with whom to work.
The billionaire Warren Buffett, of which The net value is around 166 billion dollars said that the secret to becoming a millionaire surrounds himself with good people.
“Find out what are your strengths, then choose the right people and don't be afraid to make mistakes,” said Buffett recently.
But in terms of more basic employees, having a whole business of people with the right skills can help stimulate success. The founder of Shake Shack Danny Meyer, for example, said that he was looking for six emotional skills in all his new hires: integrity, optimism, intellectual curiosity, work ethics, empathy and self -awareness.
Countless CEOs have stressed that they prioritize hiring for attitude. Andy Jassy of Amazon said that “embarrassing quantity of how you are doing, especially in their twenties”, depends on it. Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn told Fortune that he will not engage in “assholes”. And employers are increasingly sneaking personality tests in interviews to sniff bad apples.
This story was initially presented on Fortune.com
