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		<title>Job Search tool: Headhunters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Betsy Goldberg, contributor 
From:  Money Magazine, March 2010
(Money Magazine) &#8212; Decent job listings are pretty scarce these days &#8212; which is why it&#8217;s more important than ever to get your résumé in front of the top headhunters in your field. Executive-search professionals serve their client companies by quietly cherry-picking candidates for high-level jobs, many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=63</link>
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		<title>Leveraging Your Network for Survival, Profitability &#038; Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Recruiting &#038; Staffing Solutions magazine, March/April 2009 issue
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Leveraging Your Network for Survival, Profitability &#038; Growth
by Manny Rao, Chairman of the Board of Directors, NPA
Use your network to:

Find work
Expand the market you serve
Seek advice and coaching
Cut costs
Benchmark results

These times are no time to go it alone. Businesses are failing at record pace and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=58</link>
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		<title>Why a Recruiter Network Is More Important Now Than Ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Elias
It is a truism that relationships are the key to success in economic downturns. Naturally your relationship with your NPA partners will be more important than ever; just ask Jim Sullivan who survived the 9/11 aftermath by working closely with NPA partners. Here are a few reasons why a strong recruiter network likeNPA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=57</link>
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		<title>The Challenge: Help Wanted Down Under!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scenario:
Manufacturing company in Indiana needed sales and marketing GM in Australia.
The director of human resources was planning to make a trip to Australia to source candidates. He was nervous about a successful outcome since he had no contacts in Australia to help with the search.
The Action:
The director of HR shared his need with an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=55</link>
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		<title>Zen and the Art of Split Placements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laura Schmieder, Premier Placement Inc., NPA 1315
Long ago I read &#8220;Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance&#8221;. It&#8217;s a philosophy/travel book that mixes discourses on Eastern and Western culture with the blessings/burdens modern technology bestows on us. It&#8217;s a quirky book but I often go back and think about the lessons I learned reading it. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=54</link>
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		<title>Employing Contrary Logic to get &#8220;Mr. / Mrs. Right&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary Eastwood, Beck/Eastwood Recruitment Solutions, NPA 6770
One technique Beck/Eastwood has frequently employed as a best practice over the past 10 years has been to utilize contrary logic in order to pinpoint what exactly a client is looking to employ as a skill set for high level positions.
Huh? I know, it sounds bewildering. For us, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=53</link>
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		<title>Working with your client: Are more resumes better?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kimberley Chesney, CPC, Prime Management Group,NPA 7525
How many times have you been asked to provide more resumes so your client can make a hiring decision? As annoying as it may be, we have to look at this from the client&#8217;s point of view. How you react to this request should be dependent on how well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=52</link>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Successful Split Fee NPA Partnership!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary Eastwood, Beck/Eastwood Recruitment Solutions, Valencia, CA
The beauty of the NPA experience is that there&#8217;s no wrong way to work successfully with a trading partner, if the importer and exporter are on the same page. Following is a case study in developing a new trading partner met at an annual conference and developing a partnership [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=51</link>
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		<title>Go Global or Go Broke!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent financial events have me thinking about our globally connected world and the importance of diversification. We have long understood the continued globalization of world economies but it is highlighted when China&#8217;s demand for commodities has an impact on Main Street. These signs of change can cause many to retreat to our comfort zones and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=50</link>
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		<title>Why Professional Representation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It saves time, effort, and frustration, and gets results. Representation by an experienced recruiter greatly increases your chances of interviewing success for several reasons:

Better information about the client and their hiring preferences, work environment, and compensation package
A recruiter can check your references and promote you in a way you could never do yourself
A recruiter serves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.npaworldwide.com/RESOURCES/?p=49</link>
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