To all prospective clients:

Ever talk to a recruiter about retained search?  These types of recruiters get paid for their time, and are compensated whether the positions are filled or not.  Based on my experience, the biggest concern from many clients, in these cases, is the possibility that they could hire a recruiter, pay him/her for the job, and get nothing in return.  It happens, and it's a valid concern.

There are, however, other factors to consider…

When is the last time you placed a conadidate who had been unemployed two or more years?

Ever conduct a search, bang out several hundred phone calls, and get nowhere?  Then, one day, when you're thinking that the search is hopeless, a resume of a candidate fitting the search specifications, arrives in your email, in response to a job board posting for the position that you've been trying so hard to fill over the past few months?

The natural reaction, for many recruiters, is to wonder what's wrong with the candidate.  It's like the person who calls a life insurance agent…

Want to know how well your recruiting company is doing at attracting candidates and clients?

Hubspot has a tool called, Marketing Grader, that recruiters can use to see how their web site compares to competitors. The software tracks how well your web site is optimized with the search engines, how well you're doing reaching out to the social media networks, and how well you're attracting people to your…