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...

How to Follow up on MPC emails

QUESTION: What are some good followup conversations to a marketing email that contains info on a candidate? – Lance ANSWER: QUESTION: What are some good followup conversations to a marketing email that contains info on a candidate? – Lance ANSWER: I assume...

Is It Really That Difficult to Get Retainers?

QUESTION: I had one retained search of $50,000 last year. I want to get more, but my thinking is it’s tough to get retainers on anything that is not the director level or hire. Do you find this to be true?  ANSWER: As long as you think it is tough to get retainers, it...

Difference Between Contract and Permanent Recruiting

QUESTION: Regarding contractors, would you say that positioning is similar to pitching for permanent staffers and what would be your suggestions? – Nathan ANSWER: I could provide a 3-day seminar on selling contract recruiting. In one word, Nathan, I would...