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Fischer: I've been an active member of BOMA sinceI joined Transwestern's predecessor company, Carey Winston, in1991. I've bee teaching at the BOMA conferences for the past fouror five years. This topic was a suggestion from BOMA, but I run thestate of Maryland for Transwestern, and the topic of recruitmentand retention is a huge issue for me as a hiring manager. I wasalso the president of the Baltimore chapter of BOMA, and it's clearfrom the local market and from what we hear from associationsacross the country that this is an issue all over. Finding theright person, training and building that person to reach his or herpotential and then retaining that person are all verydifficult.

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John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.