From time to time I interview re-offenders to help as part of their process in “going straight”. I instantly warmed to this person.  I would describe this person him as a wag or a card. He would describe himself as unlucky. He was a petty criminal who never hurt another person, but seemed to be on the fringes of  others in their more determined pursuit of crime during the late 1960’s.

I was interviewing sales people for the role of Recruitment Consultant. Many had applied; I had short listed and invited six of the best candidates along for a face to face interview. I set out the criteria with them, part of which was a 10 minute presentation to my team; as I hoped they would be a significant contributor, it was important the present team had a say in the outcome to. Any new incumbent would need help

Background

I thought I had it cracked; five years with the same company; three promotions to regional level, sales prizes to European hotspots and New York, then a downturn in business that became a full blown recession. Business dipped to an unprecedented level, my competitor’s were making redundancies. Suppliers were chasing me for business with some already closed down. It was on a warm autumn day I got the visit from my Regional Director informing me that my team and I were being made redundant