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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
