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Man: It’s the first time I’ve been over there since we decided to go ahead with the expansion and I must say I was impressed with the number of really good candidates there were. It is really a good region, in terms of being able to attract and recruit the right people. I wish the same thing was true for the other branches. What I just can’t believe is that I managed to set such a bad example by arriving a while hour after we should have started. I felt like a real fool, going on about heavy traffic. When I’d never accept that kind of excuse myself!

Woman: Of course, I was looking forward to it. I mean, it meant seeing the results of quite a lengthy process to find the right person, which I myself had invested quite a lot of time in. It’s a demanding post, with a lot of responsibility. I think the new manager’s going to deliver that sort of