The best care workers I’ve ever met (hundreds) didn’t always come from a care background. Some came from retail 🛍️ Some came from hospitality ☕ Some had never worked in care a day in their lives 🚀 What they did have were the values that make great carers. ⭐ When organisations focus on values-based recruitment, something interesting happens: ✅ They open their talent pool significantly ✅ They create more diverse teams ✅ They find people who genuinely want to care for others ❤️ ✅ They improve retention because people join for the right reasons 🎯 ✅ They build stronger workplace cultures 🌱 ✅ They create teams that people actually want to stay in 🤗 Skills can be taught. 📚 Mandatory training can be delivered. 🎓 Processes can be learned. 📝 Values are much harder to train. 💡 As an industry, we’re facing ongoing workforce challenges. 📈 If we continue to recruit only from the same shrinking pool of experienced candidates, we’ll continue to face the same problems. 🔄 Maybe it’s time to spend less time asking: ❓ “How many years of care experience do they have?” And more time asking: 💬 “Do they have the values and attitude to become an outstanding care professional?” Some of the best carers I’ve ever placed would never have made it through a traditional screening process. Thankfully, someone looked beyond their CV. 📄➡️❤️ I’d be interested to hear from care providers, registered managers, recruiters, and carers themselves. 👇 Have your best employees always been the most experienced ones? 💬 Share your thoughts in the comments.