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Business Model that brings in $X,XXX extra every month

by Steve Grish
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Hey Warriors,

I'm loving this forum, and I see how you tell each other some secrets or methods to your trade, thus, I'm going to release an old trade of mine.

This is headhunting

The way I see it:

- As a freelancer it is hard to get jobs, or you have fear of rejection, or can't afford membership at job hunt sites

- As a business, it is hard to find someone reliable and valued


Bring them together for a % of the job, I usually take 6%


I only help out three programmers with some corporate jobs freelance jobs that pay them a nice fee and I get 6% of it.

However, on a bigger scale if you are good at working and talking with people instead of the actual doing, this could be a business for you.
#brings #business #extra #model #month
  • Profile picture of the author Eric Stanley
    Nice tip steve

    I have been doing this for a couple of years actually, just very quietly. There are PLENTY of sites that advertise that they will pay you 3k-5k if you find them a qualified person -- mostly programming positions in the US.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jason Fenty
      Basically acting like a Middleman. I used to meddle in this a while ago but was unable to continue due to lack of automation and I wanted to focus on other projects.

      But are there not allot of free job sites anyway out there?
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  • Profile picture of the author KristenArnold
    I have been talking to people that are over 50 and have a really hard time finding work (I know, like many others) however, most are finding it even more difficult due to the lack of "social media" or computer skills they poses.. just thinking of my father here as the perfect example, ran his own mfg company.. held jobs managing sales but took an early retirement and now payed the price by trying to get back into the work force and not being up to par on the online world..

    Would headhunting open opportunities to the over 50 generation of experienced individuals or do you find most companies are just looking for the younger programmers?
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    • Profile picture of the author Eric Stanley
      Originally Posted by KristenArnold View Post

      I have been talking to people that are over 50 and have a really hard time finding work (I know, like many others) however, most are finding it even more difficult due to the lack of "social media" or computer skills they poses.. just thinking of my father here as the perfect example, ran his own mfg company.. held jobs managing sales but took an early retirement and now payed the price by trying to get back into the work force and not being up to par on the online world..

      Would headhunting open opportunities to the over 50 generation of experienced individuals or do you find most companies are just looking for the younger programmers?
      Kristen,

      I cannot comment on the 50+ crowd as I only deal with programming headhunting, but I assume its virtually the same across any industry. Many companies offer several thousand dollars if a referral gets hired. You can feed them many qualified leads and "see who sticks." Your job as a headhunter would be to pre-qualify them and then if they suit the positions, pass along their information to the company.

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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Sherman
      Originally Posted by KristenArnold View Post

      Would headhunting open opportunities to the over 50 generation of experienced individuals or do you find most companies are just looking for the younger programmers?
      Sounds like a good area to focus on. Don't let your concerns stop you. If you do this, make overcoming the age issue your number one goal. Think of all the reasons hiring someone with age and experience trumps hiring a 20-something fresh out of college. I can think of many.
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnathan
    50 year olds can get jobs just like 20 year olds. However, the type of job may be different.

    If you are asking whether a 50 year old can get a job programming, creating websites, social media, etc like 20 year old, with virtually no online experience, then I would say no. But. Can a 50 year old who has successfully managed a multimillion dollar business get a job say managing projects and/or portfolios, say within the manufacturing industry, that has a bunch of programmers? A definite yes. Could the same 20 year old with only programming skills and no managing skills or experience get that job? Probably not.

    It depends on what you are applying for. Use your own unique skillset, and see what works for you.

    During the dot com boom, a lot of businesses actually made the mistake of firing 40+ year olds, in favour of this "20-something" magical wizards who could seemingly create a million dollar business overnight. Problem was -- as soon as the 20 year old made the money, they didn't know how to manage the money, and lost it just as quickly. Slowly, you started seeing this 40-50 year olds being hired again, but now demanding better paying jobs.

    So, it depends.
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    • Profile picture of the author Chris Lockwood
      Originally Posted by Johnathan View Post

      During the dot com boom, a lot of businesses actually made the mistake of firing 40+ year olds, in favour of this "20-something" magical wizards who could seemingly create a million dollar business overnight. Problem was -- as soon as the 20 year old made the money, they didn't know how to manage the money, and lost it just as quickly.
      Other problem for those companies is age discrimination lawsuits and enforcement.
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  • Profile picture of the author RC7000
    The recruitment industry is really struggling at the moment.

    Where do you find the employees?
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