As jl mentioned in her talk recently at the FFC, she is a good judge of character with the ability to easily see beyond a facade. I understand that many (possibly most) metrics necessary to make an accurate character judgement within a short time period can only be measured in a face-to-face meeting/interview. I want to learn ways to most accurately judge one's character before meeting that person.<p>While most do not share jl's ability, many of you have hired and/or worked alongside people long enough to accurately judge their characters via their thoughts and actions over time. Have you or anyone you know of looked back at the original resume, CV, application, profile, etc. and found any correlation between style/content of the text and character traits of the person it represents?<p>Second, have you ever been surprised by how different someone's character was than what you'd first imagined after reading their resume or other text-based profile? Which character traits did you most often judge accurately and which did you most often misjudge?<p>Answers to any of these questions are greatly appreciated.