Conversely, she says, older alums are more likely to be in a position to hire someone.

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Those of us who are in the position to hire and fire employees know that lawyers are involved every step of the way.

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However, since the past year, Carbi-Tech is now back to full capacity at 15-20 employees and is in the position to hire more.

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The lesson for anyone in a position to hire is to find out what you about the candidate but also allow others on your team to have a voice in the hiring process.

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They'll be in a better position to hire.

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When I would apply for a different job and a potential employer saw that I was a hospitality manager they would most likely think if she is in hospitality and management, why do we want to hire her for a public relations position.

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As such, they wanted me to work hard at demonstrating that the employees would remain in a good position, that I would retain the current benefits, that we would hire the employees who were then employed by Intuit and that we would transition the customers seamlessly.

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Because anyone you put in the position to be the gatekeeper of your fund, to control which money managers you hire and fire, can, by virtue of his position, make millions on the side.

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