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Dr Dave Nicol
Mar 16, 2017
1 min read

Hiring the right person for your team….

Cognitively Vacuolated. Consumes Vodka. Conspicuous Vigour. Completely Vulgar. Constantly Vetoed. Conspiratorially Vexatious. Continuously Vacant. Compassionate Veterinarian. Cypherically Verbose. Cytotoxic Vomitus. Career Verification. Cynically Vociferous. Conceptual Vestige. Culled Victim. Cretinous Vice. Consequent Vacation. Crestfallen Visage. Curious Viewpoint. Curriculum Vitae.

…can be like finding a needle in a haystack.

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