> Can I just talk to the folks I'll potentially be working with / for right away? No? Why? I've hired a few people for a small company and been a recruiter/scr

> Can I just talk to the folks I'll potentially be working with / for right away? No? Why? I've hired a few people for a small company and been a recruiter/screener/hiring manager. It's _incredibly_ time consuming, and it's one of the many things on my to-do list.