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...

Outsourcing Daily Call Lists

QUESTION: Hey Mike.  I am a new recruiter and I am looking to start outsourcing my daily call list generation on Upwork.  Having already paid a substantial amount for an annual Zoom info account, what are your recommendations on how to maximize the results and...

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Effective Email Subject Lines

QUESTION: I took away a great call and email script content from one of the sessions from the 2017 Recruiting Firm Owner Summit.  When contacting a potential candidate with whom you do not have an existing relationship via email, what intriguing or effective subject...

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