Judge a person's character for a job

I suggested that the interviewers should judge the candidates' character, before selecting the candidate for a job. Here are some responses from others:

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How do you assess character in the short span of an interview? That's not enough to have character, you need knowledge, skills, getting on with people skills as well. Character is important but not sufficient for a person to stay on a job.

If he has a good character but is a dunce, the company will stay where it is, no innovations...probably still using windows 3.1 and typewriters.Please comment

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How long do you need to judge a person's character? Among other things, acadamic achievements meant something: attitude. Character is not Attitude.

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MY REPLY:

In my opinion, it is easier to judge a person's character, than his competence, in an interview.

The interviewers can ask a few questions about the person's attitude towards life, values and his behaviour in past situations.

Many Singaporeans prefer to rely on paper record, rather than to make this judgement. This is why there are not comfortable about my suggestion.

I wish to clarify that the basic qualification is still important. For a technical job, the technical skills and knowledge are still required. But, they should not be the key factor in making the final selection of the suitable candidate.