Selling Printers to Coding Sprinters: CEO's Serendipitous Hire

In an unexpected turn of events, Ankit Aggarwal, CEO based in Delhi, hired a salesman as a front-end developer while he was shopping for a printer at Reliance Digital. Sandeep, the salesman, mentioned his efforts to skill up in front-end development during their conversation. Intrigued, Aggarwal challenged Sandeep to build a small app as an assignment. Impressed with Sandeep's dedication and skills, Aggarwal offered him a job at his company, Unstop. He emphasized that talent can be found anywhere, and sometimes it's just a conversation away. The unique hiring story has now gone viral on LinkedIn and generated loads of discussions around networking and opportunity. 

 

Source: The Economic Times