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Why I Never Hire Recruiters (And Built a $5M Firm) | Josh Volinsky

Josh Volinsky never hired a single recruiter. No experience, no desk history, no cold call background — just accountants. And somehow he built a $5M firm where 7+ people billed over $400K in their first year. That's not a flu...

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Why I Never Hire Recruiters (And Built a $5M Firm) | Josh Volinsky
March 12, 2026

Why I Never Hire Recruiters (And Built a $5M Firm) | Josh Volinsky

Josh Volinsky never hired a single recruiter. No experience, no desk history, no cold call background — just accountants. And somehow he built a $5M firm where 7+ people billed over $400K in their first year. That's not a flu...

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The Recruiters AI Will Replace (And the Ones It Won't) with Jeff Hyman
March 9, 2026

The Recruiters AI Will Replace (And the Ones It Won't) with Jeff Hyman

Jeff Hyman has been in recruiting for 30 years. He's founded 5 companies, written the book on hiring A-players, and watched every major tech wave reshape this industry. He says what's happening right now is different. And mos...

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Stop Chasing Fees: Dominate Your Recruiting Niche
March 5, 2026

Stop Chasing Fees: Dominate Your Recruiting Niche

Most recruiters are chasing the wrong market, and it's quietly destroying their desk. Will Wegert watched his billings collapse after chasing coastal fees and shiny opportunities he had no business pursuing. So he did somethi...

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Recruiters: Waiting on Clients Is Killing Your Desk
March 3, 2026

Recruiters: Waiting on Clients Is Killing Your Desk

If you’re waiting to hear back… you’ve already lost. In Part 2 of this deep dive, Jamie Lupo breaks down why most recruiters don’t have a sales problem — they have a control problem. And that problem is killing desks quietly....

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Why Recruiters Lose Clients (It’s Not the Market)
March 2, 2026

Why Recruiters Lose Clients (It’s Not the Market)

Most recruiters think they have a sales problem. Jamie Lupo says they actually have an interview problem — and it’s costing them clients. After 18 years inside LHH, one of the largest talent solutions organizations in the wor...

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$959K in 18 Months: Zero BD Calls, Just LinkedIn
Feb. 26, 2026

$959K in 18 Months: Zero BD Calls, Just LinkedIn

What if you never made a single business development cold call and still billed almost a million dollars in your first 18 months solo? That's not a hypothetical. That's exactly what happened when one recruiter bet everything ...

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What Truly Separates Elite Billers in Today's Recruiting Market
March 12, 2026

What Truly Separates Elite Billers in Today's Recruiting Market

Introduction: The Elusive $500K+ BillerIn the fast-paced and often cutthroat world of recruiting, the dream of consistently billing over $500,000 a year is the ultimate aspiration for many. It’s a benchmark that separates the good from the t…

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Why Hiring Inexperienced Recruiters is the Smartest Growth Hack
March 12, 2026

Why Hiring Inexperienced Recruiters is the Smartest Growth Hack

Introduction: The Counter-Intuitive Hiring StrategyWelcome back to the blog, and to a particularly thought-provoking discussion that stemmed from our latest podcast episode. This week, we’re diving deep into a strategy that, on the surface, …

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From Burnout to Breakthrough: How KPI Tracking Transformed a Recruiting Firm
March 12, 2026

From Burnout to Breakthrough: How KPI Tracking Transformed a Recruiti…

Welcome back to the blog, everyone! In this week's episode of the podcast, we delved deep into a truly inspiring story of resilience and strategic turnaround. We spoke with Josh Volinsky, co-founder of Synergy Search, about his unconventional approa…

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