Skip Freeman - Headhunter Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!

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Im the author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job hunters 2.0 and the Wall Street Journal labeled me the Rogue Recruiter because of my unconventional tactics. Well unconventional is now the new NORMAL so step up. I am an industry `insider and Im telling you Skips book nailed it.

Skip tells you in hard-hitting, straight-to-the-point language, how to position yourself to win this new game.

As a headhunter whos completed more than 1,000 assignments for every position from entry level to CEO, I know what it takes in 2010 to get a candidate placed. Skip does too. This is not another me too book. It contains the relatively unknown techniques we use as headhunters every day to place people, and Skip clearly tells you how to employ them for yourself.

Headhunter Hiring Secrets is a MUST read. Ignore it at your career peril!

David Perry , Co-Author, Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0

Skip has expertly identified that a quantum shift in the rules of the hiring game occurred in 2009. Play by the old rules and be penalized. Play by the new rules and get hired. Adding the three-point shot to basketball in the 86-87 season changed the game forever. The same thing happened in 2009 for getting hired.

Pat Scopelliti , Consultant to the Executive Search Industry, Awarded Best in Class Consultant 2009 by MRI Network

A high-octane, must read for every job seeker.

Dale Collie , President and CEO, Courage Builders

An extremely practical handbook that will empower you for the life of your career! Most of us will be looking for a job at some point in our careers. Everyone needs to get a copy and keep it as a handy reference manual.

Brent Darnell , President & CEO, Brent Darnell International, author of The People-Profit Connection: How Emotional Intelligence Can Maximize People Skills & Maximize Your Profits

Skips ideas are impressive, backed by years of experience and clearly not commonly practiced. This book will not only open your eyes, it will also change your whole perspective on your job search.

Shelly Rosenberg To the Point Editing, Proofreading and Resume Services

Skips book provides an abundance of real-world experience and perspective that both new college graduates, as well as all job seekers, really need. I highly recommend it!

Ellen Cross , Senior Lecturer, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University (Georgia)

Most people now change jobs every three to five years. Having excellent job change skills can make the difference between success in life and financial ruin. Headhunter Hiring Secrets is an outstanding guide to the inside game of the new world of job search success.

Mike Seagraves , Creator of the award winning Mastering Executive Job Change workshop series

I just finished reading Headhunter Hiring Secrets for the second time. It contains powerful guidelines for navigating the new hiring landscape. In this new decade you never know when you will need it.

Bob Hayllar , Co-founder www.jobchangecenter.com and www.jobnetworkingcenter.com

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to the men and women worldwide who have valiantly struggled through the worst job market since the Great Depression of the 1930s. If this book helps just one person regain employment, or helps someone pursue the job or career of his or her dreams and desires, then I will consider it to be a tremendous success!

A Special Thanks

This book involved the efforts of a great number of people. Many people gave selflessly and freely of their time and made the effort to provide invaluable input and remarkable insight regarding the published product. The suggestions they made for improvements, clarifications where needed, as well as a whole host of other extremely helpful, valuable information added immeasurably to this book. I want to thank each and every one of them for their assistance.

Everything we do in life is, in essence, sales. I want to thank my good friend and colleague, Paul Jensen (CEO, HALO Maritime Defense Systems) , for his influence in encouraging me to go into the profession of sales. Job hunting is sales, and as Paul emphasizes, Hope is not a strategy! One must learn, follow and implement a successful process. His strong influence and powerful input into this book will help all job seekers in this or any economy.

Caroline Taylor Player and Tiffany Norman (Career Services, Georgia Tech Alumni Association) , spent valuable time providing relevant input that will certainly increase the probability of job seekers more strongly positioning themselves as top candidates for consideration by a hiring company when they apply the concepts. Ellen Cross (Senior Lecturer and Professor, College of Business, Kennesaw State University - Georgia) , provided validation that the real world examples and guidance in the book will help new college graduates immeasurably. Caroline, Tiffany and Ellen give unselfishly everyday to dozens and dozens of students and alumni and I want to especially thank them for their selfless service.

George Thornton (a recent job seeker) provided inspiration to publish the book when he told me in an unsolicited email, Skip, you dont know me but I just got the job I wanted and I have you to thank in many ways. I bought your eBook, followed the principles and scripts throughout your book, and was able to find the right answers when I needed them most. Very cool! Thanks again. Shelly Rosenberg (To the Point, Editing, Proofreading and Resume Services) , who has helped a number of our candidates craft resumes with impact and stand out from the crowd, stated after her review, I work with job seekers every single day and I am here to tell you, most of these concepts are not commonly practiced. You need to get this book out there sooner rather than later in order to get this information into the hands of as many people as possible. George and Shelly, thanks for the inspiration.

Human Resources is involved in all corporate hiring at some point in the process. Both Tim Schira (VP of HR, MetoKote Corporation) and Buddy Key (VP of Talent Acquisition, major engineering firm) are involved in hiring people almost every day. I want to thank both of them for their powerful suggestions that were incorporated into the final product. Their suggestions will help the readers of this book to more effectively apply the secrets to truly differentiate themselves from other job seekers, a critical factor in successfully landing a new opportunity today.

Tom Koentop (a colleague with Lee Hecht Harrison, a Worldwide provider of outplacement services) has been involved in successfully coaching candidates every single day for the past seventeen years. Toms review confirmed that this is a guidebook that will add value to the marketplace and not be just another me too book. Tom helped us refine some points and affirmed that the materials contained within provide a solid guide to todays job seeker in this vastly different hiring environment. Thanks, Tom, for your help for todays job seeker.