How to Overcome Fee Objections in Any Niche
QUESTION: I sent out a proposal yesterday for 25% on a search on a first year base salary. This was the response I got: Hey Todd, thanks. I sure you would like to know you are officially the highest priced recruiter I have ever met, but I supposed...
Determining Urgency to Fill a Vacancy
QUESTION: If you do not feel there is urgency for a client to fill a position, how do you address that with them? Do you tell the client you cannot help them with a position for that reason? - Jody ANSWER: Jody, great question and thank you for submitting it. Yes, I...
Gauging Flexibility in Candidates
QUESTION: We are in the final stage of a retained search and have 3 senior candidates described as fantastic following interviews. We indicated to him that he now has a final panel for his selection. He has a top choice in those 3, also mentioning to the last...
Mitigating Failure When Submitting Multiple Candidates
QUESTION: How do you reduce the risk of failure when presenting multiple candidates to multiple clients? I have 2 similar clients with the same type of opening. I have presented multiple candidates for both. Candidate A and candidate B both like client #1’s...
How Script Your MPC Marketing
QUESTION: Mike, I would like some ideas for a script for marketing MPCs or general marketing approaches, i.e. email, LinkedIn, telephone. - Jeff ANSWER: I hate the word script. It means there is something I can say at you that will sell you. Now, MPC marketing does...
Outsourcing Follow Up Conversations with Candidates
QUESTION: What are some good followup conversations to a marketing email that contains info on a candidate? - Lance ANSWER: I assume you are doing an MPC – Most Placeable Candidate email, so I will give you my structure. I did not have followup conversations after...