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Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
A news director is expected to hire employees in the news department. The interviewer wants to find someone who is experienced with hiring these types of positions and has unique ways of finding the best possible candidates. The potential news director should discuss their experience with hiring and their knowledge of what each job they hire for requires. They should also mention ways they find potential employees, such as through the website's hiring site, other aggregate job listing sites, or through news reels posted on social media sites, including YouTube.

Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
"I have noticed that the best way to find great and hard working employees is through contacts I have developed over the years. I know many news directors from statins all over the country and they refer me to their employees who are moving on who come highly recommended. This way, I know exactly who I am hiring and what kind of work they will do firsthand."

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