"Hired" redirects here. For the term when entering employment see Recruitment

Recruitment

Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment...

Hired! is a 1940

1940 in film

The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....

 short film that was made by the Jam Handy

Henry Jamison Handy

Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy was an Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the field of commercial audio and visual communications...

 production house for Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 as a training film for sales managers. It was shown in two parts during Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....

episodes #423 ("Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster is a 1955 sci-fi horror film starring Bela Lugosi, along with Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy and Loretta King Hadler. It was produced, directed and co-written by Edward D. Wood, Jr....

") and #424 ("Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate is an American horror film written, directed, produced by, and starring Harold P. Warren. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made...

").

Plot

In the movie, Mr. Warren—a sales manager at a Chevrolet automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 dealership-is talking to his father about the men he hired. He complains that Jimmy and Henderson are not working out very well as salesmen. Warren's father tells him that he didn't do much better in the beginning when Harry hired him—that he made all kinds of mistakes. Warren remembers how closely Harry worked with him, and stressed to him the importance of prospects. His father asks if he has done that for the men working for him. Warren responds that he was too busy, and his father tells him that Harry wasn't too busy to help him out at first. Warren thought that Harry helped him because of Harry's friendship with his father, but his father says that Harry helped everyone who came to work for him.

Warren's father swats at insects while talking to his son, but these insects are not visible to the viewer. The father responds to the insect attack by taking a handkerchief

Handkerchief

A handkerchief , also called a handkercher or hanky, is a form of a kerchief, typically a hemmed square of thin fabric that can be carried in the pocket or purse, and which is intended for personal hygiene purposes such as wiping one's hands or face, or blowing one's nose...

 from his pocket and draping it over his head. (In the MST3K version, Joel and the bots joke about him "having an episode" and swatting at "flying elves".)

Warren realizes that he hasn't done a very good job of helping his men, and that for them to improve he will have to work closely with his staff. He begins working with each of his men much more closely than he had been—Jimmy in particular. Warren passes on the lessons he learned over the years, and soon finds that his men are doing much better selling cars.

Lessons

At the end of the film, Warren presented the lessons he learned to the viewers:

• "First — Hire good men and then see they are well trained on their own product and on competitive products."
• "Second — Be sure they have all the equipment and selling helps they need, and know how to use them."
• "Third — Help them plan their work to make the most effective use of their time."
• "Fourth — Stay in close touch with every man. Know what each one is doing. Work with them."
• "Fifth — Keep up their enthusiasm. Encourage every man every day."

Finally he tells viewers that those they hired need the help of their managers.

Home Video

Currently, the film is in the public domain. MST3K part one was released with "Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster is a 1955 sci-fi horror film starring Bela Lugosi, along with Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy and Loretta King Hadler. It was produced, directed and co-written by Edward D. Wood, Jr....

"on the Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory

Shout! Factory is an entertainment company founded in 2003 that was started by Richard Foos , Bob Emmer and Garson Foos initially as a specialty music label...

 Collection: Vol. XIX. Part two was packaged in the Rhino

Rhino Entertainment

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...

 single pack release of "Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate is an American horror film written, directed, produced by, and starring Harold P. Warren. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made...

" on both on DVD and VHS. Likewise, the same program was packaged in the "The Essentials" two disc DVD set. As recently as 2011, both parts were released on the Manos y Manos disc set.
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