Do you hire human doers or beings?

I need your input as I'm stumped about how we tend to recruit. Supposedly many companies are striving and yet struggling to get the best talent. When we hire someone, to what extent is the candidate's attitude important? What about emotional intelligence? How relevant is chemistry in the team? How important is their energy and ambition? How good a leader are they or will they be?

Accomplishments versus values?

But how much of all that is typically outweighed by expertise and past experience in a specific role? Most recruitment briefs seem to start: we want someone with x number of years experience in the exact same job and, ideally, same industry. In short, it seems too often, we tend to want to recruit for capacity to do, rather than to be. To wit, I feel that the way we prescribe and continue to fill in the CV is all wrong. We're still encouraging people to mark upfront what they've done, shining a light on their accomplishments and making sure to focus on using active verbs. For example, it's not uncommon to read in a CV (including my own, I admit):

• Accomplished x% growth in the new product launch
• Created the first ever XYZ product
• Drove x basis point improvement in profitability...

But, where is the soul of the individual? What are his/her values? Sometimes, there'll be an introductory paragraph, highlighting ambition and/or objectives, written in a very dry matter-of-fact manner. Way down, usually on the second page of the CV, meanwhile, you'll find the education credentials. Then, as a throwaway on the very bottom, there might be a phrase along the lines of: "Travel, sports and cooking." In other words, you have three words that offer the only insight into their character. Oftentimes though, that is omitted since it's considered too trite for a "professional" environment. Otherwise, nada. Sure, a CV stands as a necessary evil and we know that recruiters only spend a few moments scanning the candidates' submissions. But, maybe the ones that stand out -- and that we should be looking for -- will be those who aren't afraid to put forward who they are rather than just what they've done?

Hiring for attitude?

The big question I have is: How are we to find the candidates with the right attitude and mindset, good values, who are open to change, have an authentic personality, the curiosity for constant learning and are a good fit with the team? Can we not start to promote a different kind of CV that puts upfront our values and personality? For example, should we make MBTI or Insights de rigueur?

Would love to hear your thoughts and maybe suggestions for how a CV (and the recruitment process) could be articulated differently?