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How to Win More Business Without Slashing Recruiting Fees

QUESTION: We are seeing downward fee pressure in our market. Clients that we have worked with in the past want to cut our fees, saying other recruiters are working for less. What are some strategies you can use to combat that? Understanding Fee Pressure from Existing...

Reclaim Control: How to Become The Finding & Identifying Authority

QUESTION: Mike, we have been given the opportunity with a company to get active on the openings over the next year. I had proposed 22.5% to work on them. Their counterproposal was 20%. They were for sales positions. They would pay 65% of the fee 30 days after the...

How to Secure Opportunities Outside the Bounds of Contract

QUESTION: We have a client we've worked with for many years. We've done many one or two placements a year on average, only because they don't do a great deal of hiring. Before COVID, we worked closely with a candidate whom we knew well and who helped us through six...

Marketing Strategies to Founders or Owners of Smaller Companies – Part 1

Sep 10, 2019 | Marketing for Recruiters

QUESTION: Mike, I am looking to bring on some smaller tech companies as clients in the 30 to 100, maybe 150 employee bracket, the kind of companies that have 1 or 2 rounds of VC funding. The issue I have is that my ideal hiring manager is the Chief Technology...

How to Get Inspired with Metrics

Sep 3, 2019 | Metrics for Running a Successful Recruiting Firm

QUESTION: Can you ever be a good recruiter if you are not metrics goal oriented? I rock when I am inspired, but numbers do not inspire me. - Anonymous ANSWER: There are a lot of recruiters that bill $300,000, $400,000, $500,000, $600,000, or $700,000 a year that...

Structuring an Interim Contract

Aug 27, 2019 | Growing Recruiting Revenue

QUESTION: Can you talk about the structure of an interim contract? What are the general terms? What if they want to convert from full time? Is there a conversation clause? Any help on this is welcome. - Jon, Philadelphia, PA ANSWER: Yes,...

Maintaining Motivation and Focus for Recruiters

Aug 20, 2019 | Day to Day Management, Growing Recruiting Revenue, Recruiting Business Plans

QUESTION: How do you maintain focus and motivation on a day in, day out basis? - Jeff, IN ANSWER: It is a good question and my gut feeling is that you are not focused on an outcome. I am reading between the lines. Let me just reverse engineer something. Let us say...

Platinum UK

Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

Welcome to The RecruiterU’s Platinum UK Coaching Program! Congratulations also on making a GREAT investment in yourself and your business! The RecruiterU's Platinum Program is designed for owners of recruiting firms who want to expand and systematize their businesses....

Going from a Solo Recruiter to Recruiting Firm the Right Way

Aug 13, 2019 | Hiring/Firing Recruiters

QUESTION: Mike, I am ready to grow my office and start hiring recruiters. What should be the first steps? - Alex, Tulsa, OK ANSWER: I am reading between the lines of “ready to start growing” here, meaning you do not have recruiters already. I am...

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