The time that good candidates are on the market is shorter than it’s ever been. The number of good candidates that are on the market is fewer than … Read more

The time that good candidates are on the market is shorter than it’s ever been. The number of good candidates that are on the market is fewer than … Read more
A “purple squirrel” is a metaphor in the recruiting business for that impossibly hard to find “perfect” candidate that our client asks for. The … Read more
Editor’s note: Tony Beshara’s article was the 4th most popular article on The Fordyce Letter in 2011. It originally ran in March. Two or three … Read more
Two or three times a month we get a call from a person who wants to leave their job primarily because the counteroffer that he or she agreed to three or … Read more
From time to time, I have been featured on The Dr. Phil Show. Four years ago, I first appeared on his show to help one of his “guests” find a … Read more
We have been here since 1952 and have been through literally thousands of hiring processes. We are asked about the biggest and most frequent mistakes that … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Amidst making over a dozen placements a month, writing books, motivating employees and running a multi-office business, it’s hard to … Read more
Often the paying of a fee to a recruiter is perceived as “paying for” the person that is hired. This is a misconception. The service is what is … Read more