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Albert Cory's avatar

Great article. "Character" is something out of fashion, but still it's key.

Another idea: have a friendly Golden Retriever wandering around the waiting room. If the candidate looks annoyed or ignores it, trashcan him/her. Not liking animals is a tell.

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Bob Gilbreath's avatar

You got it, Albert! You might also like this post that had some other tells, and our story of turning down an office landlord that wouldn't allow pets

https://behearty.substack.com/p/office-dogs-and-brown-m-and-ms

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