I've actually had some pretty good luck finding some "old souls". I look for a few specific things on their resume or when I first talk to them:
- Started working really early in life. If their pops was in the trades, it's a huge plus
- I create a lot of barriers to get to the interview. They need to send pictures with a resume and answer questions that require more than one sentence. What is it about this trade that you enjoy? Tell me about a bad day and how you handled it?
- There's a skills form we ask guys to fill out that shows all the different things we do and asks them to rate themselves. This probably takes 15 minutes.
The short attention span people fall off or stop responding.
