Cisco CEO explains why he thinks it's 'stupid' to interview internal candidates for a promotion
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said you should treat "every day" like a job interview. It's why he grows frustrated when he has to interview internal candidates for promotions. Robbins also has advice for those who would like to take his job one day. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says he hates interviewing internal candidates for promotions. "I think when we have two or three internal candidates for a promotion, the whole interview process is stupid," Robbins said during a recent interview on TBPN. "What are we going to learn about them when we sit down in a room for 30 minutes and ask them questions when we can watch them work?" This frustration, Robbins said, translates into his belief that "every day you're working is an interview for your next job." Robbins, who started at Cisco in 1997 as an account manager, said it's also not enough to simply strive to climb higher and higher o...
