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Deborah J. Millhouse

Deborah Millhouse is President of CEO Inc., which specializes in direct hire placement, temporary staffing, and human capital services. She is a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP) as designated by the American Staffing Association, Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist (CTS) as designated by the National Association of Personnel Services. She can be reached at 704-372-4701 or visit CEOHR.com for more information.

Articles by Deborah J. Millhouse

Business Development

Great Questions Get Great Results



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When it comes to new client development, great questions get great results.

Professional recruiting firms exist to connect great employers with the top talent needed to meet their business goals. Firm growth requires those within the organization responsible for bringing in business—the sales professionals— to continually seek new client companies to serve. New client development is essential to success and the most successful recruiting sales professionals know that the emphasis is on development.

Small and medium sized recruiting organizations can compete with much larger firms when development of strong business relationships takes precedence.

Value is created in the eyes of the receiver. Value for me will be different than value for you, so you have to walk in your client’s shoes to know what will be valuable to him or her.  It’s easy to assume that we already know and understand the other person’s perspective, but often this is not the case.

So how do you create value?  By providing leadership, building relationships and delivering creativity.

Business Development

Recruiter Exclusivity: It Makes Dollars and “Sense”



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Many companies operate under the notion that spreading out the hiring and recruiting workload among several staffing companies is to their advantage and can even give them a competitive edge. The reality is such thinking is misguided and in fact works against their best interest. Here we explore four myths and explain why it is far better for companies to go exclusively with one recruiter and/or agency. You are welcome to use the following as a reference when marketing to new clients.