Talent in strange places

Danny Curran of probate genealogist company Finders International says, “You sometimes just come across individuals with the right package of skills, qualities and cultural fit.” When that’s the case, you have to go for it. He found one of his reps while visiting a potential beneficiary to an estate he was investigating. “We struck up a rapport with him and it transpired that he fitted the bill to work for us. As a retired policeman he came with all the skills and experience for the job at hand. It was a good fit.” Curran adds, “Sometimes synergies lie through meeting prospective employees in life situations rather than through recruitment channels, and employers need to have foresight to try and identify and build relationships like this.”

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