Most important for me is: > "We purely interview for personality," says Mr Timpson, who has been leading his family's firm for the past 42 years. > In explaining the thinking behind this rather novel approach to recruitment, Mr Timpson, 74, says that while you can train someone to do a job, you cannot train their personality. Timpson are good in the UK because for a long time they've been happy to interview ex-offend…
This reminds me of an anecdote about my grandfather. He reminisced with me once about how he became a drafter at Martin Marietta (later Lockheed Martin). They basically gave him an IQ test and then offered him the job. They then taught him everything he needed to know about drafting. Not quite the same as hiring ex-cons based entirely on their personality, but in a similar vein imho. Oh how times have changed.