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By RAYMUND FLANDEZ

With corporate layoffs spreading, smaller firms are seeing a flood of available talent. But floods come with their own problems, particularly for companies with limited resources.
Fortunately, there’s a host of cost-effective, or even free, tech tools that help sort through and choose the best job candidates.

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Some can broaden a search using multiple online job sites, others winnow the field with tests or prerecorded interviews. Some also perform fast background checks and help companies manage the whole hiring process through one portal.
“This economy has created a window of opportunity for small businesses,” says Peter Weddle, a human-resources consultant in Stamford, Conn. These tools offer “a way to manage the tidal wave,” he says.

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