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LEADING THOUGHT Back to Basics in Public-Sector Human Resources By Margaret Brown Germaine Z. English, SPHR, shares her insight into human resources in the public sector, from recruitment and vying for today’s most talented workers to retention in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Certified: What distinguishes your industry in terms of human resources? Germaine Z. English: What sets publicsector human resources apart is how we appro X