[Staff Series #4] When Hiring, Steven Darwin Goes With His Gut
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Steven Darwin is the co-founder of Darwin’s, a four-location cafe in Cambridge, MA. He opened the first location 27 years ago with his wife and co-founder, Isabel, and since then, Darwin and his team of managers have learned a lot about hiring. He says that you can train someone to do just about any job in a cafe, but you can’t train personality — and you can usually tell within a few minutes if someone is right for the job. Thanks for listening to The Garnish! Sign up for our listener newsletter at bit.ly/thegarnish Our theme song is Leopard, from Filmstro.
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