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1 TAPPING THE REST OF THE MARKET - A look at the 10,800,000 companies which are usually ignored by recruiters.
2 MAKING THE TELEPHONE WORK FOR YOU - A different approach to analyzing phone presentations plus a phone technique self-analysis chart.
3 FAIL TO PLAN and PLAN TO FAIL - Planning tips from top producers covering a broad spectrum of recruiting and placement activities.
4 QUESTION YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS AND PROFIT I - Twelve pointers on question techniques and eighteen standard question "tie-downs"
5 QUESTION YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS AND PROFIT II - How the pros turn No's into Yes's using techniques from #4.
6 JOB ORDERS/YOUR LIFEBLOOD - An update on common but often underutilized job order sources.
7 SITUATION ANALYSIS I - Four actual tough situations to get your people thinking about solutions.
8 SITUATION ANALYSIS II - How the pros actually handled the problems, brining them to a profitable and successful conclusion.
9 THE PUPPYDOG CLOSE - How a tried and true closing technique is being adapted to our business.
10 REFERENCE CHECKING - One of your best methods for getting new business plus a sample reference check guide for your continuing use.
11 REACHING THE DECISION MAKER - Tested ways to get around secretarial roadblocks.
12 TAPPING YOUR FILES FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE - How to extract placement income from the info you already have in your office.
13 CREATING A RECRUIT FILE - Setting up a re-call system that works allowing you to compete with the computer age... without a computer.
14 /15 CANDIDATE CONTROL - A two-part series showing you new and innovative ways to control candidates from the time they come into your life until they thank you for getting them that new job.
16 PRESS THE FLESH - Ours is a telephone business but everyone needs to get into the trenches once in a while. Here's how to profit from those employer visits.
17 "NICE PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT MONEY" - Insights into the subject of money both with employers and candidates.
18 AN EMPLOYER IN THE OFFICE IS WORTH THREE IN THE BUSH - Getting an employer 'on your turf' can triple your placement income. An old pro tells you how it's done.
19 "SEND ME A RESUME" - Getting around this obstacle can be a problem for rookies and pros alike. Some techniques that work for the big producers.
20 EDUCATING EMPLOYERS ON RECRUITING - Turn every job order into a bona fide recruiting assignment. Fill their jobs on your terms... not theirs.
21 SHARPEN YOUR PUBLIC IMAGE - People like to do business with winners. Let the world know you're a winner by conducting your own personal public relations campaign.
22 COUNTER-OFFER COUNTER MEASURES - Dumping the counter-offer problem is easy... when you know how to tackle it before it becomes one.
23 BY THE NUMBERS - A superstar's story. How and why he earns a big income every year by making the numbers work smarter for him.
24 TAPPING THE TRADE JOURNALS - Probably the best source of up-to-date information about the specialties you're in. Tells where to go for the information you need... and how to get it.
25 TEN THOUGHTS ON JOB SATISFACTION AND SUCCESS - Unabashedly motivational but an excellent topic.
26 EXAMINING THE EMPLOYER MENTALITY - If you're going to successfully work with employers you better know how employers work. Interviews with many hirers revealing many tips for you.
27 EMPLOYER CONTROL/CLOSING QUESTIONS - Detailed proven closing techniques for closing placements.
28/29 HELPING YOUR CANDIDATE SCORE WITH AN OFFER - A two-part series to help you educate and lead your candidate to an acceptable offer.
30 WRITING THE 'PERFECT' JOB ORDER - Far more than a dry recitation of facts a perfect job order is your road map to success. Fifty questions you should be asking.
31/32 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - A TICKING TIME BOMB - Your map to the minefield of equal opportunity.
33 "WE DON'T USE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS" - How to overcome this often heard roadblock.
34 SITUATIONAL SPRINGBOARDS FOR DISCUSSION - Fourteen tricky problems which frequently arise.
35

PROTECTING YOUR FEE - A frontal attack on the increasing problem of 'fee avoidance.'

36 GETTING THE EXCLUSIVE FROM CANDIDATES - Increasing profit by cutting out the competition for your candidates
37 EXCLUSIVE ASSIGNMENTS - Securing an exclusive from your client companies can mean the difference between a fee and defeat. Tells how to convince the employer.
38 DO WHATEVER YOU DO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE - Some important thoughts on being a specialist and how one winner did it.
39 BECOMING AN INDUSTRY SPECIALIST - More on specialization focusing on specific industries.
40 THE INVESTMENT CLOSE - This important closing technique should triple your 'win' ratio.
41 GUARANTEES ARE WHAT YOU MAKE THEM - Structuring your guarantee to lock your placement in and hasten fee collections.
42/43 RECRUITING - A two-part series to get non-recruiters doing it better
44 THOSE WHO NEED US MOST . . . CAN AFFORD US LEAST - New ways to get your fees from the smaller business.
45/46 COMPREHENDING THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS - Renowned negotiator reveals ways to win the ultimate battles.
47 ANALYZING THE 'HELP WANTEDS' - Find out what they really mean in their ads.
48 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT - Timely tips and techniques to increase your placement ratio dramatically.
49 CHANGING CORPORATE POLICY - Ever wonder why it's so hard to convince companies to change their minds about working with you?
50 HEADHUNTER STYLES - Sixteen typical types of practitioners in our business.
51 OPEN vs. CODED RESUMES - The debate rages on. here's how to protect your flank from harm's way.
52 CLIENT STYLES - You'll recognize them all here, pegged for what they are.
53 OH YES I CAN - Analyzing the use of the Negative Sell.
54 KNOWING AND DOING ARE OFTEN MILES APART - Making the closes work for you.
55 UNLOCKING KEY ACCOUNTS - A winner's story. Getting repeat business
56 IS IT REALLY A JOB ORDER . . . OR ONLY A LEAD? - Recognizing the difference can double your income
57/59 RETAINERS - PROS AND CONS - A three-part series covering these vital topics
60 YOUR OWN NEWSLETTER - A new way to tap extra business.
61/62 THE NEW JOB MARKET - A two-part series about the new market that awaits you.
63 COPING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE - An insider's look at this common problem.
64 SETTING GOALS - Twenty ways you haven't tried, written by one of our greatest trainers/motivators
65 GETTING YOU OFF THE GUARANTEE HOOK - How to shift the guarantee burden from you to your client and candidate.
66 RUSE CALLING - Touching on a touchy subject and how to obtain information without ruse use.
67 RESUME ROULETTE - Employers tell us why some resumes mean cash and others mean trash.
68 "EITHER YOU'RE WITH US . . . OR AGIN US!" - Tapping the resources of those firms who won't work with you.
69 "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" - Job order specs may have nothing to do with getting your candidate hired.
70 YOUR PAPER TRAIL - Documentation equals$.
71 CREATIVE USE OF ANNUAL REPORTS - Read'em and reap.
72 RECRUITING THE RECRUITER - How to solidify client relationships
73 ASSESSING CANDIDATE POTENTIAL - Discussing the pitfalls of over qualifying
74/75 GAINING THE OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE - A two-parter to increase your closing ratios and magnify your earnings.
76 TELEMARKETING CANONS - Sixty different rules for telephone success.
77/78 REFERENCES - A two-part examination of recent legal rulings affecting your ability to check and use references.
79 THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCUMENTATION - Tackle the growing problem of "fee avoidance".
80 THE REIMBURSEMENT CLOSE - How to place a candidate who's obligated to reimburse his current/prior employer. A "how to" session.
81 DEATH OF A CONSULTANT - A look at a loser . . . we've all seen them.
82 THIRD PARTY INFLUENCES - Reinforcing your position with employers and candidates.
83 COMPELLING SELLING - Comparing yourself against a winner's profile.
84 THE UPGRADE - Moving up the placement ladder. More money, less work.
85 RECRUITING BY DIRECT MAIL - How to let your mail carrier amplify your efforts
86 MARKETING/PLACING BY DIRECT MAIL - Big bucks from a small specialty . . all through the mails.
87 THE ULTIMATE INVESTMENT/PLANNING THE CLOSING CALL - Steve Finkel tells how to plan for success. A winning approach
88 CAPTURING THAT GREAT IDEA - An unusual technique.
89 THE $100,000 COMMITMENT - Specifics on a consultant's plan which doubles his income.
90/91 COPING WITH FRUSTRATION - A 50 question checklist everyone should understand in raising your tolerance level
92/93 PLACEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENTS - Don't get bullied into signing these absurdities. How to deal with them.
94 NIMROD - The great hunter. Focus on the recruiting side of our business
95/96 ASSERTION vs. AGGRESSION - A two-parter focusing on the difference between obnoxious and persuasive . . . the deference between failure and success.
97 "HOW AM I DOING?" - How to use client/candidate feedback to improve your business.
98 "I LOVE MY JOB, BUT" -- Hot buttons that turn leads into candidates.
99 LEARNING TO LISTEN - Two ears vs. one mouth mean you were meant to listen twice as often a you talk. Here's how.
100 PAYING BOUNTIES FOR REFERRALS - A practical and legal analysis of this practice.
101 LUCK OR FATE? - A self-analysis session on what controls your destiny.
102 COMMITMENT & STAYING POWER - A high-earning pro tells what works . . . and what doesn't.
103 THE EMPLOYEE PAYBACK - The "other" side of the Agency Fee Agreement controversy.
104 FEAR OF PROSPECTING - An in-depth look at call resistance . . . the consultant disease.
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