Better the devil you know....

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Ask them scenario based questions in the interview, in the same way that ask them to candidates - you have the benefit of taking them completely by surprise and therefore probably an honest one.

I agree up to a point. But if an applicant asks me a question like "How do you handle complaints by employees?" What I tend to hear is "I'm going to complain." That will factor in with everything else, and may not hurt the applicant but doesn't tend to help.