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44 minutes ago, DUFRESNES said:

I know this is what they are always saying, my question is, what do you do if you find a couple of people you would like to hire, but you don't have a 

space for them.  Then what

 

GREAT QUESTION! 

I think we need to look at this differently. Always recruiting is not always hiring; it's building a pipeline of quality people.

It involves creating relationships with your contacts and then finding out through them the top techs and top service advisors that you can reach out to and just have a conversation with. From there, you maintain contact with people that you have met and then put them in your pipeline.  So, you build relationships over time. 

When the time comes when you need someone, you stand a much better chance at making the right choice by making an offer to someone you know and have a relationship with. 

One thing, if your existing people ask questions about this strategy, just simply tell the truth; you are always looking to expand your network of people and always looking to grow in the future. 

There is a lot more to this process, but I thought I hit on the main points.  Not to plug Elite, but at the Eagles Fly with the Eagles course that I present, we spend a half day on this subject alone. 

Any questions? Let's keep the conversation going. 

 

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