For years, the Navy SEALs have had a problem: recruiting and retaining top talent. In the early 2000s, the Navy SEALs were asked to increase personnel by 15 percent. The task seemed impossible considering their training regimen had a dropout rate of 67 percent. Traditional recruiting channels, such as high school and college football players,…

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As the use of Moneyball tactics grew within the Oakland organization and in other big-league baseball clubs, the job of traditional scouts changed. Metrics did not eliminate the need for scouts, but clubs needed fewer and used them in different ways. Today most companies review resumes and then subject candidates to as many manager interviews…

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