Charles Schwab CEO reveals how he tests job candidates by taking them to breakfast, having restaurant mess up their order

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The CEO of Charles Schwab has revealed how he evaluates job candidates by taking them to breakfast, causing the restaurant to ruin their order.

Certainly, the character of a person is revealed in moments of great pressure and anguish. In this way, it could be considered as an excellent way to prove someone’s character is to observe how they react when things do not go according to plan.

Thus, there are ways for employers to evaluate candidates for the job and compare how each one reacts to the nasty curveballs. Taking into account the aforementioned, the CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation, Walt Bettinger, has created such a system. Earlier this month, he shared his secret with the New York Times.

The proof to obtain the contract

It should be noted that before each new contract, Bettinger takes the candidates to an interview for breakfast. But what potential employees don’t know is that every time, Bettinger shows up early and asks the restaurant to spoil the order in exchange for a good tip.

Clearly, for an employer like Bettinger, the character is everything. He told the Times that his “wrong order” test is intended to assess how potential employees face adversity.

In addition, it has other forms and is that before offering candidates a position in the brokerage and banking company, Bettinger asks them to tell you about their greatest successes in life.

In fact, with exact accuracy, “What I’m looking for is whether their view of the world really revolves around others, or whether it revolves around them”, also said, “And I’ll ask then about their greatest failures in their life and see whether they own them or whether they were somebody else’s fault”.

In the same interview, Bettinger shared one of his biggest failures. He said it was one of his last university exams, which ruined his pristine average of 4.0, which taught him how important it was to recognize people.

After spending hours studying and memorizing formulas for calculations, the young Bettinger appeared to discover that the exam was nothing more than a blank sheet of paper.

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Source: Carly Hoilman | The Blaze