That’s how to recruit

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

My kind of job ad:

Recently someone in the office asked “Who here was the last person to be picked for a team in the school playground?” Around half the company put their hands up – and that’s the kind of freaks we’re interested in meeting.

Hat tip: Lloyd Davis tweet

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