to hire those in whom they are confident and

[Boris Tatarenko]

Employers tend to hire those in whom they are confident and who they have already seen at work.

Does "those" work in the sentence above?

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

'Those' works, but 'in' doesn't.

It is OK, for example, to be confident in a person's ability to do something, but I wouldn't be confident in a person

For me, it should be either, 'those of whom they are confident' or 'those in whom they have confidence'.

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes, it does, but you should change 'who' to 'whom'.

 

[Tarheel]

How about:

Employers tend to hire those who inspire confidence.

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