Class 9 pass founder hired a taxi driver who now leads procurement
A Hyderabad-based founder shared a story about hiring a taxi driver with no formal education as his first employee. A decade later, that employee has risen to lead the company's procurement department, highlighting the value of potential over traditional credentials.
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It challenges traditional corporate hiring practices and emphasizes the impact of mentorship and inclusive leadership on employee retention and growth.
A LinkedIn post by Hyderabad-based founder Sravanth Gajula, recounting a hiring decision he made a decade ago, has drawn wide attention online after he revealed that the taxi driver he once hired as his first employee now leads procurement at his company.Gajula shared that ten years ago, he hired a taxi driver as his first employee, someone with a Class 9 education, no knowledge of English, and no corporate experience. "No resume that would make any traditional hiring manager look twice," he wrote in the post.He recalled that people around him questioned the decision at the time. According to Gajula, what convinced him was not the man's qualifications but his hunger and honesty, and he decided to take the bet without thinking further.Betting on potentialThe company enrolled the new hire in spoken English classes and gave him work that mattered from the start.
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