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To Find Best Hires, Firms Get Creative

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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I Love Rewards was featured in The Wall Street Journal small business section for using innovative and creative new methods to attract potential candidates.

What The Wall Street Journal said about I Love Rewards:

Over a few hours, Mr. Suleman and 31 of his employees arranged the two-story office so that the first floor was designated as an area where employees could mingle with the candidates. The second floor became a so-called speed-dating area, where the prospects had one-on-one contact with the employees for a few minutes.

“It was perfectly systematic because everyone had a time slot,” says Mr. Suleman. “And in five minutes, we’d ask a few questions and see if they were right for the role. It was different but so efficient because you could remove people who aren’t wildly enthusiastic.”

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