J&J's CEO applied 34 years ago — but didn't get the job - video Dailymotion

Johnson & Johnson CEO and Chairman Joaquin Duato has had a long career at the pharma company. But he almost didn’t get to work there.

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00:00 Now, is it true that you didn't get the job at first?

00:02 I mean, not the CEO job, but you initially,

00:04 when you were interviewing 34 years ago.

00:06 - Yeah. - They said no.

00:08 - It's true.

00:09 When I finished graduate school,

00:11 I interviewed with Johnson & Johnson,

00:13 and I didn't make it to the second interview.

00:16 So then I joined another company, a pharmaceutical company,

00:20 and eventually found my way back to Johnson & Johnson,

00:24 and I've been here for 34 years.

00:25 And I'm really a product of the development opportunities

00:30 that Johnson & Johnson provided me,

00:32 working in different geographies,

00:33 in different sectors, in different functions.

00:36 So I'm here really thanks to the opportunities

00:38 that Johnson & Johnson provided me.