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Would you make a counter offer?

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Rob Clarke replied to James Wall's discussion 'Would you make a counter offer?'

I have heard that 1 great employee is better than 10 average ones, I happen to agree- so if you deem this person "outstanding" you need to counter and now that you know the market- protect your other "outstanding" personnel, maybe even "trim the f...

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At 11:33am on December 19, 2008, Steve Levy said…: Thanks for the invite - it's done!

At 5:08pm on November 21, 2008, Faisal said…: Hi Rob,

Thanks for accepting invite...

Regards,

At 6:07pm on November 12, 2008, Becky Metcalf said…: Hi Rob,

Thanks for the connection, it's good to "meet" you!

~Becky

At 4:21pm on September 26, 2008, Pam Kortekamp said…: Hi thanks for the email. I have been working in the healthcare space, recruiting pharmacist if you are interested in working on a split fee basis.
Thanks Pam

At 2:18am on September 26, 2008, nancy said…: Thanks for the networking request, glad to be connected.

-nancy

At 4:53pm on September 2, 2008, Nancy Ford said…: Geez, you are always so deep Rob! Now I feel like erasing my puny little answer on that motivation post! LOL

At 11:26pm on August 7, 2008, Rushit Shah said…: Thanks for the Add Rob.

Cheers
Rushit

At 11:52am on August 6, 2008, Nancy Ford said…: Hi Rob! Well sometimes you have to swim against the current, but when you can go with the flow and manipulate the direction of the flow that's always easier! :D

At 2:15pm on July 30, 2008, Nancy Ford said…: Thanks Rob! I never thought this chair would make this big of a difference... I sat in the old one for 12 years and this one is just... heavenly. :) Thanks for the tip on that book too. I'm going to check it out. It is true - it takes effort to think positively sometimes! Have a great day!

At 2:20pm on July 24, 2008, Ninfa Fernandez said…: Thanks for welcoming me. Have a great weekend. Delete Comment

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Name:: Rob Clarke

City:: Dallas

ZIP/Postal Code: 75010

State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):: Texas

Country:: USA

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: Hi, I am Robert Clarke, I am a Principal with Medicus Partners and is based in Dallas. I have been recruiting in the healthcare, executive, IT, biopharmaceutical, mortgage and financial industries since 1998 - but mainly in the healthcare since that time. I have experience in a variety of production-based recruiting environments, providing comprehensive, in-depth experience and proven success in a wide range of practice settings.

Executive with over 12 years experience in leadership throughout a variety of production-based environments. Consistently met deadlines in a production setting to proactively meet the continually changing business and recruiting requirements.
Comprehensive, in-depth experience and proven success in leading and managing cross-functional projects, building teams, introducing new technologies, and developing business processes to support business and recruiting development and consultation with hiring authorities.

Management Strengths:
Strategic Planning and Implementation·
Policy and Procedure Development·
Negotiation with Candidates and Hiring Authorities·
Regional Staff Management and Leadership·
Team Building ·
Organizational Development·
Performance, Process, and Quality Improvement·
Project Management·
Communication and Networking

Specialties:
executive searches, healthcare, physicians, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, technology, IT, mortgage

Prior to joining Medicus Partners, I held leadership positions with other retained physician recruiting organizations. I have been instrumental in implementing many strategies both in recruiting and business development and has received numerous top honors in production, including highest rankings for client satisfaction.

I am a native of Dallas, TX, I am married and have a son. I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling and playing golf and poker.

Linked in profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robtclarke

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Name someone you most admire: My wife and son, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Warren Buffett

Company or business name:: Medicus Partners

Website:: http://medicuspartners.com/whoweare/Robert-Clarke.asp

Online profile/Homepage: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robtclarke

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking

Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?: Bill Vick

Which combination best describes your professional profile?: Agency, Recruiter, Manager, Executive

How many years have you been in the business?: 10 - 14 years

Which industries do you work in now?: Healthcare

Which online communities do you actively participate in?: LinkedIn

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: Phone, database, email, AIRS, direct mail

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: http://www.dochunterdiary.com/
http://fullcontactpoker.com/poker-journal.php
http://www.doylesroom.com/blog/

What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...: I love networking and learning about others in the recruiting world. Recruiting is an extremely demanding profession and it is essential that you stay on top of an ever changing and shifting market. Sharing experiences and ideas helps us all grow!

...and what would you change and why?: Public/candidates perception of recruiters.....so in essence an overall change in the "bad apples" of our profession - it is through their efforts that make being a recruiter in today's market even more challenging than it was 10 years ago.

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What makes me a smart recruiter

Great topic and great posts thus far, here are some things I think are essentials...

1) Being Proactive versus reactive - you must guide your candidate and client through the process and talk about things like other interviews and counteroffers long before those things come up. Get up front contracts with your candidates and clients on common struggling points- if you have the same thing repeatedly costing you from success- you MUST learn and keep that from happening by proactively tackling tha… Continue

Posted on December 23, 2008 at 12:33pm — 2 Comments

the greatness of Randy Pausch.....

He will be missed, what an inspiration......for those not familiar with his work, there is a bunch of material on youtube, here is a great one....

watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Posted on July 25, 2008 at 1:11pm — 1 Comment

My favorite recruiting article of all-time.......

Being in a retained market for physician recruiting you constantly fight the good fight of all the following scenarios in a great article by Harry Griendling. I pray many hospitals read this and change their recruiting cycle for the better!

http://www.ere.net/2008/05/02/world-class-recruiting/