I will not trust someone I do not know with my livelihood. I’m a small business owner and there’s way too much at risk to just trust someone unless I know them or they’re referred by someone I trust who will vouch for them. My last few hires have been people I knew personally or were referred by people I trusted.
I can’t imagine hiring an unknown again unless I can fully vet them with a credit check, background check and drug test. Fortunately, my office situation is stable and probably won’t need to hire someone anytime soon, if all goes well I’ll ride this crew into retirement.
I hired one that on paper looked great, excellent interview, presented well, an employers dream. A couple of months after I hired her I learned about her bankruptcy, the foreclosures, the impending divorce. She was a train wreck. Didn’t last long and she screwed me on unemployment on her way out. I have no doubt that if it was more recent I’d be facing a #metoo moment, completely unjustified but she would have gotten away with it. At the time it was me and two female service reps, unavoidable to be alone in the office w them.
So no, I’m not just trusting someone based on what I see on paper or in a couple of interviews.