The Rare Find  (English, Paperback, Anders George)

The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else is a business-related book written by George Anders. In this book, the author explains simple tricks and techniques that can be used to spot exceptionally talented individuals in any field. The book reveals how difficult it is for recruiters to find the right talent. It also speaks of how tough it is to differentiate between outstanding candidates and the ones who look good only on the paper but fail drastically on the job. Additionally, the book further explains how recruiters can identify candidates who might not work perfectly at the start but will surely blow their socks off someday. Anders has sought the savviest talent judges to find out how they recruit differently from the rest of the world. He takes the example of the U.S. and an elite basketball tournament in South Carolina. The author has also included his conversations with researchers who are working to change the hiring process of Fortune 500 companies. Anders covers different fields in this book and each field has its own custom, history, and language. However, all these stories fit perfectly well together to form the bigger picture that the author portrays through this book. Clearing the clutter and spotting the right talent is an art, and this book aims to help recruiters master the same.  

Born in 1957 in America, George Anders is a famous author and business journalist. He has worked as a staff writer and editor at Bloomberg View, Fast Company magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. He graduated in Economics from Stanford University and was honored with a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for his contribution to national reporting. His other popular books include Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina And The Reinvention Of Hewlett-Packard, Health Against Wealth: HMOs And The Breakdown Of Medical Trust, and Merchants of Debt: KKR And The Mortgaging Of U.S. Business.