What impresses me most about a candidate is not always on their resume. Once, a number of years ago I was interviewing someone and it came to the part of the interview where I get to find out a little about them and their outside interests. This one candidate said that he did alot of charity work, and volunteering. Particulalrly, with wounded veterans. That impressed me because it immediately showed me that:

1. They freely help others

2. They care about something other than themselves.

3. They love their country.

Those traits are so rare today. So many people disrespecting and bad-mouthing our country today and only out for themselves here. Well, anyway he got hired. I actually went with him a couple of times after that to the veterans hospitals. Man, it broke my heart to see people who have given just about everything for their country and the conditions they were in at that hospital.