Compliance: The happiest profession on Earth?
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Amii Barnard-Bahn2021-11-17T13:00:00
While the “Great Resignation” takes its toll on many industries, compliance officers responding to CW’s “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey still near-unanimously say they are happy with their jobs. Amii Barnard-Bahn speaks with practitioners for their insights into the disparity.
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