More on Choosing a Suitable Partner

I am teaching recruitment and selection at Uni this semester.  My students are learning that unstructured interviews are a very bad way to assess whether someone will do well in a job.  Work sample tests (where the candidate does tasks similar to those required in the role) are much better at predicting success.  This is useful information when selecting a potential partner!

When you are deciding whether you will date someone, pay careful attention to what they do rather than what they say they do. Don't get too caught up 'interviewing' them -some people are really good at telling the right story but turn out to be disappointing partners and others interview poorly but are loving and kind.  For example, don't accept that your potential partner is a good listener because he tells you he is - notice if he is actually listening!