"Turkmenistan is somewhere near Sudan"

In this organization, employee recruitment is a serious business. A series of assessments in form of suitability, eligibility and finally interview will turn off the impatient. Today I interviewed direct hires on contract term for possible absorption in permanent scheme. It was a behavior-based interview where past experiences were used to gauge future potential. Some were really matured answering questions confidently on their working experience, some were not. The beautiful ones normally fell in the latter category. One of them was a secretary to a senior manager in charge of overseas operation. She was doing secreatrial things, managing boss's appointments and meetings, processing invoices and staff traveling overseas. " Your boss traveled frequently to Turkmenistan, right? Tell us how do you plan his trip. By the way, where this Turkmenistan is?", so the question went. She said, "Near Sudan I guess". She was young and beautiful and just married to an engineer in her department. "Tell us why we should hire? We met more than 20 people today. Why you are so special from thre rest". Blank response.

Lesson Learnt: Male employees with family responsibilities are more committed. They are more matured. Take them in.