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The War for Talent

It's nice to have intelligent friends who can sum up an issue like this in their sleep. You haven't been reading The CFO Coach - you should be - even if you're not a finance type. Cindy explores in depth many of the issues most bloggers gloss over. Her War for Talent piece is short, to the point and on target.

Posted by David Perry aka The Rogue Recruiter on 29/04/2008 at 19:19 in New Reality | Permalink

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