Retained Recruitment: What are you scared of?
A couple of weeks ago I had a Twitter discussion with a well known NZ recruitment industry figure Jonathan Rice about selling retained versus contingent recruitment. Jonathan made the point that, "[many recruiters] provide an excellent service but are too scared to ask for some money up front, probably missing a trick somewhere there!"
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The flick and stick. The push and shove for fantastic candidates to fill speculative roles, or to be floated to organisations you hardly know, let alone even met. Crossing your fingers, drawing a circle of salt around yourself, avoiding ladders, broken mirrors and black cats, all to ensure you get paid for the work you have done. This is the world of a contingent sales recruiter, and it is tough.
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