June 30, 2008
Guru takes his cork-festooned hat off to Ian Usher, the British man who decided to leave his adopted home of Australia in style last week by selling his entire life on eBay.
The 44-year-old, who shares his surname with a hip hop star and his haircut with white-boy hip hop disa-star Tim Westwood - auctioned off his house, car, belongings, friends and job on the internet.
Yes, disciples, the winning bidder not only received a three-bed home in Perth, everything inside it and an introduction to Usher's mates, they received a trial run at his sales assistant job at the imaginatively named Jenny Jones Rugs.
HR professionals should be taking note. Next time you want to avoid a lenghty and bureaucratic recruitment process, stick the job ad on eBay.
The highest bidder gets a trial. With unemployment set to soar to 8% by some predicitons, the bids will surely come pouring in.
And what better way to prove the value that HR adds to the bottom line?
