Mastering Time Management: Elevate Your Recruiting Game in 2025

In the fast-paced world of recruitment, time is your most valuable asset. Balancing client demands, candidate interactions, and administrative tasks can often feel overwhelming. But what if you could transform your approach to time management and make 2025 your most...

Overcoming Poor Time Management: From Resistance to Results

QUESTION: I believe there are a few things holding me back from hitting my goals. We talked about the need for more recruiting presentations, but the biggest issue is sticking to my plan. I spend the time planning and use a great data miner who finds good...

October Theory: Happy New Year, Recruiters!

One of the things I do this time of year I just want to do a little bit of training on what I call happy new year. This is being recorded at the end of October and this is your happy new year call, right? So what do you mean? What I'm saying to you as recruiters is...

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Marketing Coordinator Compensation Plans

Jul 14, 2020 | Marketing for Recruiters, Training Recruiters

QUESTION: Hi Mike, I heard you talk about using a marketing coordinator to get job order leads for a senior team member. In this case, it would be me as the owner of the company. How do you compensate them? If they find an opening that turns into a client, do they get...

Getting Across the Finish Line When Selling Retained Search

Jul 7, 2020 | Retained Search

QUESTION: When selling retained search, do you have a strategy for when the client is sold on the retainer but is resistant to committing to money upfront? - Anonymous ANSWER: This situation happens quite a bit, regardless if this is your first retainer...

Three Steps to Diversifying Your Recruiting Practice

Jun 30, 2020 | Growing Recruiting Revenue, Recruiting Business Plans

QUESTION: We have been in a great economy for the last 10 years and my desk was doing fantastic. Now I want to diversify into other areas in my recruiting company. What is the best place to get started? What is a quick process to give me some ideas on starting that...

When to Offer a Discount on Search Fees

Jun 23, 2020 | Client Fee Issues

QUESTION: Mike, I have just executed a retained search for a new client for a search for them. They are still interviewing my shortlist, but I just informed me that they may want to hire two of my candidates. There is a potential of two placements from the same...

Breaking Through a Plateau in Your Revenue

Jun 16, 2020 | Recruiting Business Plans

QUESTION: I am stuck between $100,000 and $250,000 on billings per year, and I am working about 60 hours a week. What do people who bill $350,000 or $400,000 a year consistently do differently? - Alan ANSWER: I do not know what you are doing, but I...

How to Hold Your Recruiters Accountable to Metrics

Jun 9, 2020 | Being the Leader In Your Firm, Training Recruiters

QUESTION: Mike, I have taken your advice and have hired recruiters. My weakness is holding them accountable. I know you have talked about 15 presentations a day as a minimum standard. Help me again with what happens if they do not hit their targets. - Nicole,...

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