Talent hunting in the counterculture

If you want to make an appointment to see Larry Page and Sergey Brin this week, you’ll have a harder time than usual doing so. The Google founders are making their annual pilgrimage to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man festival.

Google’s known for its exacting hiring requirements, which include a degree from a top-notch university and a stratospheric GPA. But Page and Brin also have a preference for hiring Burning Man attendees - a practice that other talent-seekers would be wise to imitate.

Business 2.0: Talent hunting in the counterculture - Aug. 31, 2006

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