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Blog Post: I Added Over $600,000 In New Business To KeenHire In 2009 - Wanna Know How?: About the Program

With a rocky economy, emerging industries on the rise, three generations in the workforce, Sr. level leaders on the verge of retirement/re alignment and a sea of recruiting…; Added by Margaret Graziano at 3:26pm on November 30, 2009

Comment on: Blog Post 'Wednesday Wisdom: My Candidate, the Juggler': asking. b. It's tough to ask the tough questions. Some deals come together without ever speaking counteroffer, so it builds a false sense of security. c. If you ask the question, you might just not get the answer you want . . . meaning you might have to let a tough-to-find candidate go. And that stings when you've been hunting for a while. d. You're so excited to find a qualified candidate that you don't calm down and lose your fundamentals when you get them on the line :) e. Many recruiters believe there is no such thing as candidate control, and if that is true, why bother asking counteroffer questions, anyway? Of course, I disagree and am of the Danny Cahill / Peter Lefkowitz ilk that although you may never achieve 100% control, you better push for it. I could go on, but that's a few reasons. I'm of the Vince Lombardi belief: "We can never achieve perfection . . . but if we chase perfection, we will catch excellence." So, in recruiter speak, "We can never achieve perfect candidate control . . . but if we chase perfect control, we will catch less counteroffers." Counteroffer is a demon that will haunt each and every deal if not excorsized at the beginning. To me, the issue here is one of fundamentals - blocking & tackling. It's more fun to work on spin moves than it is to perfect the art of a solid hit in football. But at some point, we all come back to the fundamentals.…; Added by Joshua Letourneau at 2:36pm on July 16, 2008

Blog Post: Complacency is a recruiters worst enemy!!

Recruiters can suffer from the same negative effects…

Added by Dean Da Costa at 5:03pm on January 17, 2022

Comment on: Topic 'Advice for a newby': ld not really be that interested in my football or fashion interests, which I am sure will make there way into my own posts! I am definately used to be called out on my stupidity or spelling mistakes, I have a speak before you think issue most of the time and often say particularly dumb things, which my friends do not hesitate to call me on! But thank you for the advice, I want to use my blogs to get other opinions and also to be challenged on what i think, thank you for the advice! I luckily do not express anything too personal on my twitter so if the papers would like to run a story on my yummy stir fry last night I do not mind :)…; Added by Chantelle Legg at 11:33am on September 22, 2011

Blog Post: Why Welders are Better off Belonging to a Workers Union

Welding jobs can be very lucrative, with good pay and…

Added by Rachelle Wilber at 10:57am on January 11, 2019

Blog Post: Practice Interviews: There are a number of articles about this subject floating in cyberspace across a variety of blogs and interview advice forums. I wait with anticipation the article that I will read that tells of the…; Added by Jason Monastra at 7:21am on January 15, 2009

Blog Post: Handling Change In The Work Place: Added by Josh Mangum at 10:41am on September 20, 2018

Blog Post: Sumser's Dallas Recruiting Roadshow...: I finally managed to attend one of Sumser's Recruiting Roadshow - and I'm glad I went. With great…; Added by RecruiterGuy at 12:07pm on September 26, 2008

Blog Post: Just Walk Away...: I know we have all felt it, and I know we have all ignored it. I am referring to the feeling of a candidate we should just…; Added by Ryan Harding at 11:40pm on February 11, 2013

Blog Post: Complacency is a recruiters worst enemy!!