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6 Ways Technology Will Revolutionize Smartphones
When computers first arrived on the scene, you might have believed they were going to take over the world (if you were alive then, of course.) Wrong. It’s mobile technology that’s going to take over the world. In fact, it’s almost achieved world domination already, and it shows no signs

Collecting Your Fee When the Company Lowers the Starting Salary
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

‘We Changed the Candidate’s Job Title’ . . . You Did?
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

‘We Hired the Candidate in a Different Position’
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Blog “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Jeff Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and

What’s the Unemployment Rate for Candidates YOU Place?
When it comes to recessions, recruiters have long pointed out that the unemployment rate for the people they place is traditionally lower than the unemployment rate for the people they don’t place. And recent statistics appear to validate that point. According to those numbers, which were recently published by the

3 Tips for Combating the Housing Market
While activity within the recruiting industry may have picked up, there’s one thing that’s still a thorn in recruiters’ sides—the housing market. Because of the collapse of the housing market and the fact that it’s still attempting to recover, candidates are finding it difficult to sell their house to take