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QUESTION: Mike, fortunately right now we are buried with job orders. I am looking to hire my first full cycle recruiter and have used various sourcing resources but never hired a full-cycle recruiter. I am looking to start them off at 100% commission with a very aggressive compensation plan percentage to hopefully fill some quick […]
When I begin coaching a new recruiting firm owner client, whether a solo operator or someone scaling their business with multiple recruiters, the most overlooked step in building their business is the first step of creating a VIVID vision for it. What, in your “mind’s eye”, does the business look like “done”? You might be a […]
QUESTION: How do you set goals that can actually be achieved? Whenever I set activity or revenue goals, I never quite hit the number. Should I be setting my initial goal as a stretch goal within another more realistic goal? ANSWER: When setting an activity goal, it is important to link the activity to […]
QUESTION: I am getting sick and tired of the high charges from the job boards and the poor responses we are receiving. What ideas do you have in being creative to locate qualified candidates? – Larry, New Jersey ANSWER: To be honest, I never used job boards, even back in the old days, to source […]
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Michael opened his firm in early 1990. Between 1990 and 1996 Michael cashed-in a mere $1 million as a billing manager. Frustrated, and wanting more, he drastically changed his approach to both the client and candidate side of the business. The result? Michael cashed in over $5.6 million between late 1996 and the end of 2001, when he came off a desk. During that time frame he ranked as a top 10 billing managers three times, ranking as high as second in 2000 with cash in on his desk in excess of $2 million. In 2001 Michael made the strategic decision to grow his firm instead of developing his individual recruiting practice. Training his team on the techniques that launched him, he developed an office that ranks in the top 3% of offices. He was ranked the eleventh fastest growing IT search firm in the country. 
QUESTION: Mike, I have heard you speak a lot about a business that runs without you. How is that even possible with owning a recruiting firm? I am the biggest biller as the owner. What are some of the steps I can take to make this happen? – Karina ANSWER: It is a great question. […]