A Pinterest exec who used to work at Meta says she looks for a defining quality in potential hires

Pinterest executive Ayumi Nakajima said there is one thing she always looks out for in potential hires.

Aditi Bharade

• Pinterest executive Ayumi Nakajima said there's one thing she looks for in potential hires.
• The way they talk about failure gives Nakajima an idea of what kind of worker they will be.
• Being open to criticism is more important than ticking off boxes in the job prerequisites, she said.

A Pinterest executive who worked at Meta said there's one thing she looks for in potential hires...