Why I look for ‘hungry’ job candidates above all else [Video]

When you apply for a job, prior experience is always great to have. If you lack it, make a point to showcase your motivation to learn, says Everette Taylor.

Taylor is the head of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. He’s his own proof of concept, he tells CNBC Make It: He was hired two years ago, at age 33, without “a strong, proven track record” as a CEO. He did, however, have “the willingness to be hungry enough to learn,” he says.

His top priority for vetting job candidates now: whether they can genuinely perform the job they’re seeking and, if they haven’t done it before, whether they’re “committed to learning” and “putting in the work,” he says. It may sound “boring,” he notes, but that doesn’t make it less important.

“I don’t care about degrees,” says Taylor. “I don’t care about fancy companies. I don’t care about fancy titles. Can this …