Unfortunately, Character Can Be Faked
My wife recently bought me a Stephen Covey “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” daily calendar. While it’s not quite as cool as last year’s Fender Custom Shop calendar, it does have some great nuggets of wisdom.
Tuesday, in particular, caught my attention:
“Our level of development is fairly obvious with tennis or piano playing, where it is impossible to pretend. But it is not so obvious in the areas of character and emotional development.”
Profound!
As I have been interviewing people for several positions at work, it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. It’s so hard to ascertain character in a 60-minute interview. You never know when someone is faking it…
A 60-day probationary period sure would be nice sometimes. Although, we’d probably end up using it as a crutch and not be discerning enough before hiring…
Great post!