The World Cup semi-finals kick off today.
France vs. Spain (0–2),
England vs. Argentina.
One hundred and four matches, forty-eight teams,
round after round of elimination, down to the last four.
Traditional powers like Brazil, Germany and Portugal fell one after another.
Ronaldo wept on the pitch; five-time champions Brazil posted their worst result in thirty-six years.
Meanwhile Norway reached the quarter-finals for the first time, and Cape Verde — an island nation — forced the defending champions to extra time.
Looking at the list of teams still in it, what an HR mind thinks
is much the same as a coach on the pitch:
“Is this team made up of the right people?”
The famous name no longer seems to be the ticket in,
and the teams that make it to the end
mostly rely on another, invisible quality.
Argentina, two goals down in the quarter-final, scored three in a row to turn it around —
not on the strength of one name,
but because in the worst of situations,
not one player chose to give up: this is being aligned in body, mind and spirit.
Cape Verde bowed out in the round of sixteen,
their goalkeeper Vozinha making eight saves in a single match,
yet what he said afterwards was:
I hope the younger generation takes us as an example.
This is self-transcendence — living your life as a signpost for others.
Spain went five matches unbeaten on the back of being willing to run one more step deep into stoppage time,
shining where the cameras don’t reach:
this is contributing value.
And these three things
are exactly what CMoney wants most in its people.
When we talk about talent density,
we’re never talking about the brightest crest on a résumé,
but about whether you can be trusted in the decisive match,
whether you’re willing to take your craft deep,
whether you keep making honest runs when you’re off the ball.
It’s true on a green pitch,
and true in the talent market.
We are always looking for the heart that’s willing to go all the way with us.
The World Cup will crown a champion in the end.
What CMoney wants to build
is a team that reaches the semi-finals year after year.
On this road of looking for talent,
we are hungry to hire — and we’re keeping a seat open.
Just like the World Cup,
we are all looking for the same kind of person.