Here are the results from a recent Working Wounded Blog/ABCNews.com online ballot:
How do you check out a consultant or author before you hire them?
I just go by what they've written, 2.8 percent
I check out their own company, 14.2 percent
I check out companies they've worked with, 34.2 percent
I don't use consultants, 48.5 percent
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This work is the opinion of the columnist and in no way reflects the opinion of ABC News.