I must have missed the memo - but can we just say ANYTHING we want nowadays?

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Some things just bug me. Period. Every once in a while I'll have a thought that I can't seem to get past until I complain about it. Do you mind?

I just got an email ad from Bullhorn. I'm sure they're a great company and I hear good things about their stuff in fact have friends that use it. But does that mean they can just say "anything" that sounds good in their ads?

Here is my complaint - the first line in their ad is "Danny Cahill – the only industry guru who runs a search firm every day......" Is this true? Are you kidding me? I am sorry but I'm going to take issue with that. This is in the same category as Bountyjobs's leader in the video (which is still up by the way) saying they are makeing "Thousands of placements annually"......

No they are not. They are failing miserabley (from what I hear).

And no Danny is not the "only industry guru who runs a search firm every day" either.......

I bet I'm sounding like Andy Rooney but I am sick and tired of being lied to just because nobody is expecting the truth any more.

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Permalink Reply by Maureen Sharib on April 20, 2009 at 12:57pm: Yer askin' me? Don't! Let's ask those who might know...anyone?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rayanne on April 20, 2009 at 1:07pm: Jerry - you need to raise your hand - HIGH!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Steve Izabal on April 20, 2009 at 2:37pm: I sat through a Danny Cahill training. It is just back to basic training with a hard core New York slant that would not sit well with return clients. It's hardball tactics. It was not different than some of the training I received 10 years ago with Robert Half, or other recruitment training I have received over the years. Make your marketing call, recruit by networking, and close deals. But I would agree with Jerry, and just say that is how the Cahills' of this industry make their bucks, not by closing deals but selling their tactics as training. The company I was with bought into it and sent all their recruiters to Cahills training. They still haven't gottent their perm group off the ground, 5 years later.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Irina Shamaeva on April 20, 2009 at 2:43pm: I know several of those.

Maureen Sharib said:
Let's list out the industry gurus who run search firms every day. If you are one, raise your hand. If you know one mention them here!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dave Graziano on April 20, 2009 at 3:04pm: Jerry, This is a GREAT Post. If the job for your butler is still open I am available, virtually:)! I agree with all of the posts here. These "experts" are an insult to our profession and integrity. Everyboby is a guru...I have learned to despise this word after all of my years in the biz. I say we all call them out and ask them what is really going on. The problem is they would not answer the call out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Beth Stearns on April 20, 2009 at 3:11pm: For years, I have attached a Post It on my computer - (Well, in the interests of reality- have had to occasionally replace it when the stickiness gave out) that has the initials -- T A L - standing for They All Lie. So perhaps the discussion should become -- what is truth?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessica Meher - Akken on April 20, 2009 at 3:15pm: Jerry,

We really appreciate your honesty and passion here and I completely agree with your point. I think that particular sentence may have been incomplete because it seems like something is missing, obviously Danny isn't "the only guru who runs a search firm every day." I think they meant to convey that he's the only "guru" who still runs and owns a search firm full time while being a trainer. But still, even that isn't true. Who knows!

Maureen - Love the butler!

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Permalink Reply by Cheri Ackerman on April 20, 2009 at 4:42pm: Training is a high paying income for recruiters who no longer work a desk. If they were making so much money
recruiting why train someone to be your competition??; ▶ Reply to This