Truth 2. You are a seller in a buyer’s market

You’re feeling pretty good these days—maybe even a little bit smug. Job seekers are banging on your employment door, clamoring for the chance to work for you. "This is great," you think. "I don’t have to go out and recruit since so many people obviously want to work for our organization. I can just cherry-pick the very best applicants."

Not so fast. The people who are clamoring to work for your team may not be the ones you want to hire. If they’re desperate to work for you, that desperation may be because they’re having trouble finding jobs with anyone else. People who are actively seeking employment are most likely to be unhappy with their current circumstances. Or they don’t have a job at all. And ...

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