Plant Your Tree: How to Unlock Recruiting Success Now!

QUESTION: Mike, we are more than halfway through the year, and I am nowhere near my goal. I am incredibly undisciplined and if I had to confess, unfocused. I have a goal of $300,000 for the year and am sitting at about $75,000. How do I fix that and unlock recruiting...

How to Charge More in a Client-Friendly Way

QUESTION: How can I raise fees with my existing clients? I settled for 20% with some of them a few years ago. Now, I have proven myself to them, and I know they are paying higher fees to others. https://youtu.be/SdkNd0lrRFk Starting the Conversation About Raising...

Recruiting in a Slowdown? Here’s How to Win Now

QUESTION: Mike, you have talked about, especially in a softer economic environment, increasing your activity to 10 to 15 conversations per day. I am finding it harder and harder to get in touch with people on the phone, and that it's an unrealistic target. What are...

The RecruiterU Has Merged!

As of August 1, 2024 TRU has merged with Next Level Exchange, Dimensional Search, Sanford Rose Associates, and all Starfish Partners enterprises to transform recruitment training, coaching, and consulting.

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,...

Ways to Maximize Your Day, Especially If You Are an Early Riser

Jun 2, 2020 | Day to Day Management

QUESTION: I am an early morning person on the East Coast in the U.S. and I am just restarting on my national desk. Are there any ways to take advantage of the time zone difference other than making calls a little later? Ways to take advantage of voicemail or set me...

Outsourcing Initial Recruiting Conversations

May 26, 2020 | Outsourcing Recruiting Activities

QUESTION: I would love to have someone making initial recruit calls for me. I am not looking for someone to close deals but make the dials and bring potential candidates to the point of agreement of hearing more. I can take it from there. Do you feel...

Daily Plans for Million Dollar Recruiters

May 19, 2020 | Growing Recruiting Revenue

QUESTION: What is your best recommendation for planning your day? I am a $625,000 biller and mostly work contingency searches. Could you please share specific techniques, start of the day to the end, “do’s and don’ts”, and the best time for client development. Also,...

Email Campaigns to Get New Clients

May 12, 2020 | Marketing for Recruiters

QUESTION: What is the best marketing email you can help me with to generate interest to have a potential new client move forward? - Debbie, West Palm Beach, FL ANSWER: Nothing you are going to say in an email about your wonderful capability, the six gold medals...

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