I recently had an interesting recruitment assignment. My client was looking to hire a candidate for a role and also to have that candidate be part of a future succession plan. As a recruiter, you are, in effect, recruiting for two roles: the role that needs to be done now and the role that needs to be done in the future. Finding an individual who can do the role as per the job specification is easier, and soon, we hit a speed bump. Two of the candidates were ideal for the here and now, but their scalability to go to…