In a statement, the BBC said Ms Granger was "an experienced expert in human resources issues" who, for the past four years had worked as a consultant and executive coach with a "range of public and private sector clients".

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"Any company that hasn't started to address mobile recruiting is at least a year behind, " said Elaine Orler, an expert in recruiting technology and president of the Talent Function Group, a human resources consulting firm.

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