Job Interviews Borrow from the Speed-Dating Handbook

The Takeaway

We’ve all heard of speed-dating; that modern mating ritual in which singles are given a minute or two to impress a potential date before moving aside so the next candidate to make his or her pitch.
But speed-dating methods aren’t just for dating anymore. Recruiters from a few companies are now enlisting the tactics of speed-dating in their search for new employees.

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