India, Jan. 11 -- An English entrepreneur has revealed that he once hired someone with zero work experience simply for the social skills she displayed. Steven Bartlett, the founder and host of The Diary of a CEO podcast, said that the candidate got hired despite her two-line CV, and proved to be one of his best hires.

He said that one important reason why she got the job was because she thanked the security guard by name before the interview.

"I hired someone who's CV was two lines. Their experience was zero," Bartlett said in a recent LinkedIn post. "Much of the reason why I gave her the job was because: She thanked the security guard by name on the way into the building."

Bartlett said that not only did the woman thank the security g...