Kena once by one of the company in cyberjaya, same stupid non job related question. One fucking question stuck in my head, "How are you doing during your college years?". Apa lanjial sial question, i do good or bad then how is that even related to this job? Didn't get it btw, couldn't care less about this company. Asking this and that like they're recruiting some sleeping agents for some black ops shit.

If me the hiring manager, 1st i want to make sure you got what i need. When i ask question about your previous job there's when i will find out either you're qualify or not. Attitude wise i would expect the staff be at least discipline during working hours, basic manners, cooperate with others. If misbehave then me as the leader i will personally deal with it, after all the talks and reminder yet still happen then we ask HR what can we do, termination, warning letter, fail their probation etc. Sound abit harsh but that's the reality, no need to waste more time fixing the unfixable. Yea sure those question might able to determine those candidates before they get hired, but there is still chances of them cakap tak serupa bikin where they behave the opposite from how they answered those questions. You might be asking then how oh? Keep hiring ah? If not those then what else you be suggesting?

What if the staff is a very well experienced? Because that staff failed those questionnaire then you won't be hiring them?

Say that my department need 1 more staff, pick 1,

A. Experienced staff, fullfilled all the job requirement but personality wise just an average person and not really the happy go lucky type
B. Less experience staff, fullfiled like only 3 out of 10 from the job requirements but personality is the one you guys like
C. Complete package which is rare

Me definitely A, no doubt. I hire that staff to work, if they wish to make friends with other colleague or go play sports or go happy hour or shop trip then go right ahead. As long as you finished your job that we assigned to you, i don't care about your personality.

C, if got then ok because i need is staff who know what are they doing.

B, friendly and positive all the time. No experience i don't mind to teaching them BUT if HR found A or C then i definitely will not take B, A and C came in can start working and need less supervising so why not?

I agreed that personality cannot be acquire like you said but can be change right? Also depends on the person if they wiliing or unwilling to change.