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Billing Power! The Recruiter's Guide to Peak Performance

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On the positive side, the book is well written and easy to follow. Most readers will pick up at least some good ideas from this book. I will certainly use things like the Test of Commitment, designed to see how willing a candidate really is to make a change. However, this book was not quite what I expected. It was only when the book arrived that I realized that the content is predominantly written for contingent recruiters working mid level roles where ringing clients to market a candidate is totally acceptable. I found the book through the Amazon search engine under the heading Executive Search, but what Bill Radin calls executive search is very different to how we use the term in the southern hemisphere. Here, search is almost never contingent (it is a retained industry sector), it is used for very senior roles, and business ethics prevent candidates at that level being marketed. I'm not sorry I bought the book, but it did not help me as much as I had hoped.

Very helpful, the book has tips and techniques for all areas of recruiting, such as client control, candidate control, marketing, etc. Does not go into detail on any one area, but gives overall good definition and ideas for each one. If you are deciding between this and "Shut Up and Make More Money", get this one first. Both books have the same techniques, etc. very few differences. He does back off on his 'no resume' stance in "Shut Up" (the book was written later). Good starting point, will definitely help in recruiting, both for beginners and intermediate. Disappointingly, does not cover sourcing. Both books have supurb marketing ideas. Bill Radin's writing style is no nonsense, very quick, and very easy reading. He also organizes the book so you can relocate information quickly. Mr. Radin belongs up there with some of the more knowledgable guru's of the industry. Dont buy the book for motivation however, Mr. Radin focuses on action rather than motivation, which is a plus in my view.

This book is merely a collection of antecdotes throughout his recruiting career. In true Bill Radin style it's like a stream of consciousness about recruiting, with no central theme or direction to the writing. ...

i can save you the time and effort of reading this book. the main theme is to never discount your fees. that's about it. quick to read and kind of helpful but not the best book out there on recruiting.

I have been a technical recuiter for 5 years and I found the information in this book to be outdated and hardly relevant to today's marketplace.

This is a good resource if you want to do recruiting for the Medical Device R&D fields for example in recruiting Biomedical Scientists, Medical Device Engineers, Clinical Nurses and Marketing VPs for companies that do cutting edge product development and testing. The techniques may be useful in many other fields as well but this is my experience. If you are new to recruiting this is essential reading. Easy to read, it will help you launch your career or decide if recruiting really is the right field for you. Worth the money.

Billing Power is easy to understand and states facts which occur in any kind of Recruitng Industry. The author does not give any unique solutions to the problems faced by the Recruiters but simple solutions which we are all aware of.

It is a must read book by all the people in Recruiting Business.

This is an excellent book for all the executive search consultants to read. The times have changed and technology is far better now but the fundamentals remain the same.