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Hiring: How to Find and Keep the Best People

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by Richard S. Deems, softcover, 125 pages, 1999, $12.99
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Overview
How can I be more effective when conducting a hiring interview? What questions should I ask? What questions are illegal to ask? How can I really predict if a candidate will “fit”?
The process of interviewing and selecting an employee can seem like a hit or miss proposition - especially to new managers who may not have a lot of hiring experience. In today’s times when even small companies can spend thousands of dollars a year to recruit, hire, and train a single productive employee, you can’t afford to misstep.
Reasons to use Rodeo
I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
See breakdownIt searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Richard Deems’ Hiring: How to Find and Keep the Best People puts more science into the hiring process, presenting a practical, hands-on workbook to guide you through a hiring effort that will target the right employees for your business.
Table of Contents
- Why Hiring Will Make or Break Your Company
- Identify What You Really Need
- Strategies to Recruit the Best
- Prepare For the Interview in Five Steps
- The Interview: Get the Information You Need
- Stay on the Right Side of the Law
- Evaluate and Select With Confidence
- How Do I Handle the Unexpected?
- Keeping the Best


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