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62 SERVICE PROVIDER FOCUS Named one of the greatest video games of all time by several sources, Tetris has captivated video gamers since the early 1980s with its simplistic and addictive gameplay. Players are challenged to maneuver geometric shapes composed of four square blocks, called "tetriminos," by moving each one sideways or rotating it by 90 degree units to create a horizontal line of 10 tetriminos without gaps. Once that is accomplished, the line disappears and the blocks above fall closer to the bottom of the playing screen. After clearing a predetermined number of lines, a new level is entered and the tetriminos begin to fall at a more rapid pace. If the stack reaches the top of the playing screen, the game is over. Although there have been many variations of the game over the years, the basic concept has remained the same. e key to conquering Tetris was to carefully place your pieces in the right order always looking ahead to the next piece to fall while also keeping an eye on the game board. Imagining Tetris's gameplay, a direct parallel can be drawn between the game and managing a third-party vendor network in the mortgage field services industry. Companies need to recruit the right vendors to ensure they "fit" the requirements and compliance standards for the job. Like placing tetriminos in the game of Tetris, the third- party vendors not only need to be the right fit, but it is also the duty of the field services company to properly prepare them for the field and provide continuous resources to ensure they are successful. I N D U S T R Y I N S I G H T / T I M R A T H FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER How to Ensure Success in Third-Party Vendor Recruitment

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