Resumes are important, but they don’t reveal who a person really is. If employers want to know what kind of a worker they’re considering hiring, they need to dig a little deeper.
This is the philosophy that helps Jim Rowley, CEO of gym franchise Crunch Fitness, make good hiring decisions. While exactly what he’s looking for in a candidate depends on the role being filled, every interviewee seeking a junior management to executive-level position will hear him say something along the lines of, “Your resume looks great. Now, let’s talk about you.”
