Bupa CEO replaces short interviews with six-hour assessment including lunch test

Bupa CEO Iñaki Ereño says one-hour interviews are insufficient, so he uses three two-hour meetings to evaluate candidates, including a restaurant lunch where he observes how they treat waiters and whether they order wine. He sees ordering wine as a sign of confidence and initiative, which he values in leaders. Ereño says this system has significantly reduced his hiring mistakes.