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FBN’s Neil Cavuto on how a successful headhunter was able to pick the right person for executive positions.
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Finally I have a friend who's the head -- makes a lot of money doing and I mean a scary amount of money.
Which only since -- since head 170 sounds very -- But for my friend not -- -- -- you see he's retiring.
And -- a good by events of his colleagues through friend he retired some secrets as well.
Truth is my buddy got drunk.
He got -- drop.
I'm talking banging into walls rip roaring my kind of immediate drunk.
But I gotta say it was still very funny -- so no one I don't think was done.
Because his career closing comments were funny actor he reminisced over career -- -- some of the biggest executives out there.
In the jobs and the pay packages that were and are really out there you wouldn't believe the people this guy's place.
Anyway it he said all the great ones he just knew -- them that they were the ones for the job he just -- it.
When I asked him how he -- -- would you just answered.
Because I had already talked to others I -- didn't -- Apparently -- to a head on there isn't only finding the right ahead.
-- making sure that -- is firmly screwed on to the rest of his or body.
My friend said you would be surprised how many big charts heads were and are not who were as he delicately put it certifiable -- When a friend S -- do explain.
What makes someone a certifiable.
As he didn't waste a moment rattling off the sides.
Citizens about.
They don't look you in the and they don't stop talking they say I -- locked.
They never say we at all.
They take all the credit.
They never take any of the -- and they never ever ever make a mistake.
And desist all that doesn't help and pass the smell test my head out of Fred said many of these guys just smell actually physically.
Smell nights and some of them clearly can address the fifty something man who showed up wearing a red jacket and pink tie great for ringling Brothers he's set.
Not for at the time Solomon Brothers the woman who wore skirts so short it could be a bit -- got a lot of people's attention but.
She didn't get the job pity we could've been -- an anchor anyway anyway.
-- get a -- when I -- Cindy if he had any other insights he was directed to the point mealy said.
The key is speak loudly without ever having to speak at all.
When I told him this advice was -- for someone in the TV business he was justice quick I'm talking about getting ahead not being a talking head.
How much.
Then he was out the door leading all in the room nervously eyeing their -- anti combinations while engaging and earnest conversation.
Each looking the other in the nodding profusely without ever saying -- or one of them taking credit for this going away party.
Or cool the -- had just picked up.
The -- It turns out I had.
Since --
