What is a Unicorn employee?

“A unicorn employee is someone who checks all the boxes on a job description. They have the right amount of experience, the perfect industry background, an ideal college degree; they’re exactly who you’re looking for. You visualize this employee as a self starter; jumping right in with little to no training and melding seamlessly with team members to start achieving results quickly.”

Caitlin Weiser was featured throughout this Forbes article, talking about how unicorns truly don’t exist and how trying to hire one can actually backfire companies.