Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Coach Mike, How would you respond to someone who says “I’m exploring options but I don’t want to talk to someone who just calls me out of the blue.”? Laurie D. AZ Hi Laurie! I would send her a LinkedIn invite, give her a chance to view my...
Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hi Coach Mike! After a candidate “going dark” with regard to accepting a position, I received a phone call and YEAH!!! She’s going to take the opportunity I presented her on. I am however concerned because her reason for going dark was some form of...
Aug 15, 2016 | Client Fee Issues
QUESTION: I am curious to know how you make this transition in the following scenario. You have just made a marketing call using an MPC. The client appears interested and says the typical, “Send me over his resume.” Obviously, we do not send over a candidate without...
Aug 8, 2016 | Being the Leader In Your Firm, Client Fee Issues
QUESTION: I had a client who insisted we talk fees up front. I tried to steer the conversation towards our differentiators to no avail. They essentially said, “If we don’t talk fees, we cannot speak further.'” How do I handle this? – Robert ANSWER:...
Aug 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
QUESTION: Mike, we specialize in providing IT professionals on short-term contract. We have exhausted our personal connections with players, IBM, HP, Deloitte, etc., as they work mostly with large providers for their subcontracting needs. How do we establish ourselves...
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