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If Steve Jobs applied for your job by submitting his resume and waiting for you to invite him in for an interview, he literally wouldn't be Steve Jobs in any me

If Steve Jobs applied for your job by submitting his resume and waiting for you to invite him in for an interview, he literally wouldn't be Steve Jobs in any meaningful way. He would just be a guy named Steve who didn't finish college and seems to maybe want a job. So the whole premise is nonsense. The better question is, "if Steve Jobs knocked on your door at 2am and jumped into a long speech about how your industry is begging to be disrupted, and how he is simply so manically focused on creating an incredible product in this space that he can't sleep and he'd probably work for free if that's what it came to" would you hire him? I think most hiring managers would take a chance on that guy.

bartonfink 15y ago
Actually, I'd probably threaten to call the cops. Passion or not, 2 am isn't the best time to make unannounced house calls.
- marshray 15y ago
  No, Jobs would have co-opted the cops and they would have raided you. http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computer...
jhancock 15y ago
There are many people in the world with the passion, drive, and brilliance of Mr. Jobs. You will never know most of their names. Most hiring managers and investors will dismiss them.
kstenerud 15y ago
A better question is: If Steve Jobs started talking to you about a revolutionary idea that was going to change the world, what would you do? Chances are, you'd nod your head, smile, and go about your day. And then, a few years later, you'll hear about this super successful company run by some guy called Steve Jobs, and you'll be kicking yourself for not getting in on the ground floor of his operation. Except that you couldn't recognize that kind of success early unless you had experience investing in that kind of person. And you'd only hear about his smashing success, not the long hard road fraught with peril and failure that he travelled in order to arrive where he is today. Nothing comes for free.
cheez 15y ago
Uh, I don't know what hiring managers you've known but all the ones I've known would say he's interesting but won't fit in.

bartonfink 15y ago

Actually, I'd probably threaten to call the cops. Passion or not, 2 am isn't the best time to make unannounced house calls.

marshray 15y ago
No, Jobs would have co-opted the cops and they would have raided you. http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computer...

jhancock 15y ago

There are many people in the world with the passion, drive, and brilliance of Mr. Jobs. You will never know most of their names. Most hiring managers and investors will dismiss them.

kstenerud 15y ago

A better question is: If Steve Jobs started talking to you about a revolutionary idea that was going to change the world, what would you do? Chances are, you'd nod your head, smile, and go about your day. And then, a few years later, you'll hear about this super successful company run by some guy called Steve Jobs, and you'll be kicking yourself for not getting in on the ground floor of his operation. Except that you couldn't recognize that kind of success early unless you had experience investing in that kind of person. And you'd only hear about his smashing success, not the long hard road fraught with peril and failure that he travelled in order to arrive where he is today. Nothing comes for free.

cheez 15y ago

Uh, I don't know what hiring managers you've known but all the ones I've known would say he's interesting but won't fit in.