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Pete hires a faker. (The Human Side).

Publication: Research-Technology Management
Publication Date: 01-MAR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1068 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Pete hires a faker. (The Human Side).(hypothetical human resource situation)

Article Excerpt
The following hypothetical human resources issue has, like so many of its ilk, no "correct" solution. To help your colleagues deal with such a situation, please tell us how you would resolve it. We'll print as many as space permits. The Editor

"Pete Gettings," director of personnel at XYZ Research Laboratories, burst excitedly into the office of "Joe Ferguson," manager of materials research. "Joe, you've been urging me to find you a good materials specialist to help your people generate some breakthrough research on the polymeric materials required for Project M. You'll want to look at this unsolicited resume that just came in. I think he's what you need!"

Joe quickly reviewed the resume. It was from a young man who related that he had been employed in a major company after graduating from college and then had left that company and gone to the State University and completed a Master's degree. At the university, "Kent" had gained considerable...

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