Do You Have An Extra $25000 You Would Like to Send to Me?
Do You Have An Extra $25000 You Would Like to Send to Me?
The Other Side of the Question of “Who’s Your Client” and Why I Won't Answer the Question Right Away
I have been cheated.
Cheating takes many forms. Sometimes it is as simple as someone submitting their resume to a company almost as soon as I get off the phone with them (4 times. Total loss of approximately $143000).
Sometimes people list my leads as the “price of admission” to networking groups (attendees complete lead sheets for other members in order to receive leads in return).
In other cases, a person mentions to someone (a friend or colleague) a job that I told them about but doesn’t remember the where the lead came from or the person just goes directly to the company.
Lastly, there is one my information goes to other recruiters in an “innocent” way . . . at least innocent to the job seeker.
I know when I ask someone here they’ve been on inter views so that I don’t duplicate what they’ve already done for themselves, I have a busy practice and don’t need to steal leads. Other recruiters are thieves and when they ask, it is for the sole purpose of using this information to get new clients.
So I can document $143000 in four lost fees and believe that there are many others. So, when I ask you whether you have an extra $25000 for me to hold in order to insure that you don’t cheat me, I’m giving you a discount!
Concepts in Staffing
jeffaltman@cisny.com
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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in technology, accounting, finance, sales, marketing and other disciplines since 1971. He is a certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist.
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