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Roundtable:
Recruiting & Ret
Unless you’re a “solopreneur,” you’ve been through the grueling ringer that is the hiring process—getting inundated with countless resumés, interviewing, re- interviewing, and interviewing once more for good measure. Sifting through all those resumés and trying to choose the best candidate after just a few conver- sations can seem like a daunting task. And for good reason: it is.
Worse yet, it’s all a bet. After all the time spent searching and, in turn, train- ing, the hiring process is one big gamble. What if your new hire is not a good fit after all? Or what if he or she is a good fit, but only sticks around for a few short months?
To ease those worries, and to allow you the best chance of stacking your chips before going all in, we gathered some of the County’s foremost hiring experts. We sat down together and talked about the hiring process—the biggest mistakes to look out for, what to look for in interviews, how to keep top talent, and more—to make sure that huge bet gives you even bigger returns.
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Donald J. Zinn
Managing Partner
Exigent Search Partners Inc.
Luba Sydor
Founder and CEO
Person 2 Person LLC
Gregory J. Chartier
Principal
The Office of Gregory J. Chartier