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I had planned a simple test. For each candidate I’d run through a call flowchart<br />

then have a little chat with them about their history, studies, ambitions etc and<br />

then do it again. If they seemed coachable I would give them a try and since I<br />

wanted to hire about twenty for training with only twelve full time places I<br />

knew I could trim the fat latter.<br />

<strong>The</strong> last two days of the week flew by and I was feeling really good about<br />

myself on Friday. I think part of my good mood was because of an early<br />

morning exchange with Paweł.<br />

“You’re already here.” I said surprised when I arrived an hour earlier than<br />

expected at the office.<br />

“Yes.” He said proudly. “It is my personality to be coming early.”<br />

“I bet your wife isn’t happy about that.” I smirked.<br />

“She knows my behaviours and accepts them.” He said sternly.<br />

I think the whole thing went over his head but it put a spring in my step.<br />

Unfortunately he had set himself up in my office and I had hoped to watch a<br />

few episodes of South Park on my laptop in peace. What the hell though, we sat<br />

down and sifted through the days applicants and he was very interested in why<br />

people were chosen or not chosen from Thursday’s interviews. I explained my<br />

method, my madness and that like everything else it was subjective. Now I had

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