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We have a special guest on the show today: Lou Adler, Founder and CEO of the Adler Group. A fountain of knowledge, he is also the author of the Amazon bestsellers,\\xa0Hire With Your Head\\xa0as well as\\xa0The Essential Guide for Hiring and Getting Hired. In this episode, Lou reflects on his 25-year advocacy of fixing a broken hiring system. He shares some perspectives on the art of generating referrals, thoughts on the sourcing process that have gotten him kicked out of sourcing conferences, and what he thinks is truly required in this day and age to find and make the best hires. Lou also draws some stories from his decades of experience about his use of boundaries and communication around the expectations placed on recruiters, important ways to guide a hiring manager to be prescriptive about the work needs, and some insight into the responsibility of a CEO in talent acquisition and prioritization.\\xa0
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\\u201cEvery year, new great tools come out but, if everyone has these great tools, nothing gets better. Everyone has average performance. What hasn\\u2019t changed is the best people still get hired via referrals.\\u201d \\u2014 @LouA [0:04:30]
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\\u201cIt is about building a network. You\\u2019ve got to get on the phone and talk to people, meet people, go to conferences, speak at conferences, get in front of business groups, and become a subject matter expert in your field.\\u201d \\u2014 @LouA [0:36:22]
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