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For many HR Directors, internet job boards were a failed experiment. Essentially, too many candidates. Not enough qualifications. And absolutely no guarantee that any of them would fit comfortably into your corporate culture.

Referrals from trusted associates, on the other hand, have always been the safer route. Unfortunately Employee Referral Programs tend to limit the scope of your search. The solution, devised by companies like H3.com, is in developing a Talent Scout Network-a small group of good people, both inside and outside your company, who know lots of other good people.

Talent scouts are a breed of people who keep their ears to the ground, who know your industry, and who always seem to know who's coming and going before anyone else. They're people who don't just connect you to a good candidate. They connect you to an entire community of good candidates. Like having a squadron of headhunters, but without the high headhunter fees.

A free white paper from H3.com discusses the new phenomenon of talent scout networks. And the success that HR directors are having with them.

To get a copy, visit H3.com.

• Learn how to cultivate and maintain a talent scout network.
• Learn how they're helping HR work more efficiently with hiring managers.
• Learn how they're helping to slash recruiting costs.

At H3.com you can also experiment with the system by launching a risk-free search.