 | | JOHN McCARTER |
| My first acknowledgement must be to my co-author, Ray Schreyer, the resident alpha geek on this literary project. Without his copious technical expertise, extensive experience, and relentless data collection, the book would have been simply impossible. Ray is the best there is when it comes to making online job advertising work for employers. |
| A vital element in the success of most people is the confidence of a loyal spouse who believes in you even when your own self image sags. My wife, Sue, possesses all the core competencies for that undercompensated position. She even remained supportive when she suspected that some of the strictly fictional characters in the book are not only real, but are also not-so-distant relatives. Even after thirty years of marriage, she still can't name all of the several hundred living here in the Carolinas. |
| My daughter Laura and son-in-law Scott Robert have been unfailing in their enthusiasm for the project. My other daughter, Amy, an insightful business person herself, has held me to the strict literary standards I set for her years ago. My son Daniel, a well-stressed teenager, has been encouraging but very concerned that the book not reflect unfavorably on him. I have promised not to associate him with any of its many shortcomings. |
| A more general round of thanks is due to my extended family for teaching me that a good story is the highest form of communication; to Clemson University for persuading me that I could learn anything; to the United States Navy for a "can do," "take no prisoners" approach to management; to Thorne, Stevenson & Kellog, Canada, and Drake, Beam, Morin (USA) for an outplacement perspective that portrays recruiting from the other side of the coin; to the headhunter who taught me most of what I know about management recruiting, but who will remain nameless here and hereafter because of his sloppy ethics; and to the faculty at the Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, for their business insights and inspiration. |
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