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DON’T JUST RECRUIT; COMPETE

Recruitment IS marketing.

—Matthew Jeffrey

 

DESPITE YOUR BEST EFFORTS, one of your team members simply isn’t performing up to expectations. You need to upgrade. If you’ve determined there are no internal candidate who are even close to qualified, then you need to look externally.

Attracting and securing top talent is one of the biggest obstacles to your organization’s ongoing success. Many organizations are finding that the standard approaches to attracting talent just aren’t good enough. It’s time to rethink recruitment.

Adopt this mindset, and you’ll have a fighting chance:

Compete for talent.

You’re no longer simply recruiting; you’re competing for talent. You’re not just hiring; you’re competing for ...

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