Talent Acquisition Pillows

This is classical in hiring: she's trying to unsettle the candidate to find out how he reacts point blank to the unexpected.

"And do you have any OTHER skills you can bring to the post apart from being able to burp the Beatles greatest hits?"

"College basketball recruiters are after him."

"What's wrong with swallowing up other companies?"

"That recruitment algorithm we’ve been using, I think we need to revisit it!"

Henry the amazing talking dog.

Enterpe, Terpsichore, Calliope, and Bernie, their agent.

'I'll be honest with you. The pay isn't great.'

'I'm feeling absolutely marvelous. I think I'll acquire another company.'

I like what I'm seein' out there. This could be our year Wikowski.

"Oh, no! We've inadvertently gobbled up our own parent company."

"I love being your agent, Nick, but the guys making the really big bucks now are the managers. Let me be your manager."

'I'm feeling absolutely marvelous. I think I'll acquire another company.'

"It's strictly business. Please don't take your financial ruin personally."

Talent, pluck, or plain dumb luck?

'Billy! Set your homework aside and get down here. There's another basketball recruiter here to see you.'

'You're one heck of a corporate head-hunter, Ms. Bridwell.'

'Hey guys?. . . Help us think what Dale could do for his '15 minutes of fame.''

'There's a gentleman out here with $643 million. He would like to discuss a takeover.'

Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies: The David Letterman Show Goes to the Dogs, Cats, Birds, Guinea Pigs...

'I was headhunted.'

"Face it - in this town, either you're a star or you're just another brown dwarf."

"Er. . . anything else?"

"You played yourself in your last picture. Everyone found it unconvincing."

"I'm thinking action roles might not really be your thing."

No - None sense, take-charge, inc. - Formerly: Happy-go-lucky, inc.'

'The best gig I can get you for your comeback, Lazarus, is DJ in the graveyard slot.'

'Could you be more specific than a king's ransom or an arm and a leg.'

THEATRICAL AGENCY, 'We have an opening to do some commercials - How'd you like to be the LEAST interesting man in the world?'

"Sorry, you're not cut out to be a mime artist."

'Maybe we should have been a bit more specific in the ad...'