Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book called Blink. It is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren’t as simple as they seem.  In the book (and I am paraphrasing), it states you can learn more about a potential hire by visiting their living quarters for 5 minutes than you can get by interviewing the person for a couple of hours. Why?  You can see how organized he/she is. You can see how neat he/she is. You can see what reading material he/she does read. All of these attributes help define the person. Continue reading →