The recruit call might the most important step in the hiring process. Instead of focusing on the pitch, take a value add approach that focuses on the candidate. Your goals: establish creditability, build trust, act as an advisor (not a recruiter). Give this process a try ⬇️

Fellow headhunters: Have the integrity to kill finalist candidates when you sense the fit isn’t there Each time I tell a finalist I want them to withdraw for their own benefit, the response is always the same: “I’ve never heard a message like this from a recruiter, thank you”

PE will focus on professionalization, systems, processes, etc. For the right employees it can be a real world MBA that can fuel their future. For the wrong employees it will feel like prison. Find a way to attract, develop and retain people who actually want what PE offers