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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Falcone, Paul.
     The hiring and firing question and answer book / Paul Falcone.
          p. cm.
     Includes index.
     ISBN 0-8144-0640-8—ISBN 0-8144-7110-2 (pbk.)
     1. Employees—Recruiting. 2. Employees—Dismissal of. I. Title.

  HF5549.5.R44 F35 2001
  658.311—dc21
                                                      2001034087

© 2002 Paul Falcone

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Dedication

For Janet—

my wife, my best friend, and the love of my life