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How to Combat the ‘It Wasn’t a Bona Fide Job Order’ Claim
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted

10 Words Candidates Should NOT Use on a LinkedIn Profile
It’s safe to say that anybody looking for a job is on LinkedIn, and that includes passive candidates who are waiting for the right opportunity to come along before making a change in the name of career advancement. These candidates—passive or otherwise—all have LinkedIn profiles that are full of words designed

‘We Would Have Found the Candidate on Our Own’
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted

Nearly Half of Recruiters on Track to Reach Their 2012 Goals
Thanksgiving is over . . . December is upon us . . . followed by the New Year. How the heck did that happen so quickly? Regardless of how, when is inevitable, and since we’ll assume that the world isn’t going to “Go All Mayan” on us on December 21,

Company: You Dealt with an ‘Unauthorized Hiring Authority’
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted

Over Half of Recruiters Working Until the End of the Year
There are many advantages to being a successful executive recruiter. One of those advantages has traditionally been the luxury of winding down the activity level on your desk toward the end of the calendar year. For some recruiters, if they’ve enjoyed a particularly good year, they’ve shut down their desk