Panasonic's Recruitment Story: The Tragedy of Kanda Saburo

On one occasion, a group of salespeople recruited by Matsushita Corporation of Japan adopted a combination of written examination and interview. Ten people were recruited this time, but the number of applicants reached several hundred, and the competition was fierce. After a week of screening, Panasonic selected 10 from hundreds of winners. I personally read the names of the selected candidates. To his surprise, Kanda Saburo, who impressed him deeply in the interview, was not among them. So, I immediately ordered my subordinates to check the exam results statistics. After review, subordinates found that Kanda Saburo's comprehensive performance was quite good, ranking second among hundreds of people. Because of something wrong with the computer, the scores and names were wrong, so that Kanda Saburo didn't get into the top ten. Hearing the news, Kōnosuke Matsushita immediately asked his subordinates to correct their mistakes and sent an acceptance letter to Kanda Saburo as soon as possible. The next day, the subordinate in charge of Paris reported an amazing news: Kanda Saburo committed suicide by jumping off a building because he didn't receive the admission notice from Panasonic. When the admission notice arrived, he was already dead. Subordinates also talk to themselves:? It's a pity that we didn't admit this talented young man. ? Hearing this, the Kōnosuke Matsushita shook her head and said? Don't! Fortunately, our company didn't admit him. Such people can't achieve great things. How can a person who doesn't have the courage to face failure do sales! ! ?