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EXCITEMENT ELECTRIFIES THE KBIS SHOW FLOOR​

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The 2018 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), the destination for kitchen and bath design professionals, welcomed designers, builders, dealers, and kitchen and bath showroom professionals along with more than 600 exhibitors to Orlando this last January. Early, unverified estimates suggest an increase in professional attendance over the previous year—the  fifth consecutive year of professional attendee growth. Floor space was also up, expanding to over 400,000 square feet in 2018. KBIS 2019 will take place February 19-21 in Las Vegas.
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​BUSIEST-EVER LAS VEGAS MARKET

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Las Vegas Market announced that a record number of both buyers and suppliers reported extensive order writing and extraordinary levels of energy and enthusiasm at the Winter
2018 Las Vegas Market, January 28 to February 1, 2018. The Market’s 4,300+ resources, which included a signi cant in ux of new,  rst-time and expanding exhibitors, fueled 13% gains in overall buyer attendance, with vendors reporting commensurate increases in order-writing activity.
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Book Review

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96 GREAT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU HIRE

By Paul Falcone

I can’t define excellence,” the saying goes, “but I know it when I see it.” The problem with this approach is that if a manager doesn’t know what to look for, how will she know the right questions to ask during an interview? A lack of focused questions can lead to a less-than ideal hiring decision, if not an outright disaster.
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About The Author
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Paul Falcone, a rock-star in the HR community, is the author of six AMACOM books and four of them have made Society of Human Resource Management’s prestigious Great 8 annual bestseller list. He is also a long-time contributor to HR Magazine, a top-rated presenter at the SHRM national conference, and faculty member in UCLA Extension’s School of Business and Management.
​Publisher: AMACOM

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