Canadian CFOs on the Move - week ending May 6, 2011

Great Panther Silver Limited (TSX: GPR, NYSE Amex: GPL) announced the appointment of Martin Carsky to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2011, and is therefore stepping aside as an independent director. Mr. Carsky is currently the CEO of Con-Space Communications Ltd. a member of the Savox Group of Companies, a position he will be leaving to take on this new role. In the past, he has been the CEO or CFO of several Vancouver-based public and private businesses and was formerly a director and chairman of the audit committee for Spectrum Signal Processing, Pacific Safety Products and Con-Space Communications. He currently serves as audit committee chairman and independent director on the board of Cangold Limited. Mr. Carsky replaces Raakel Iskanius who is resigning as the Company's CFO for personal reasons. Ms. Iskanius will remain on as a consultant to the Company.

Royal Coal Corp. (TSX-V: RDA, FRANKFURT: RLC) announced the appointment of Jeff Lowe as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lowe brings to Royal Coal a diverse financial acumen across multiple industry segments including coal production and significant expertise in public company treasury/corporate finance, sophisticated financial and commodity risk management, as well as corporate development.

Anterra Energy Inc. (TSX-V: AE.A) announced that Qiping Men has been appointed Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Anterra. Mr. Men previously held the position of Controller of Anterra. Mr. Men has nine years' experience as an engineering manager in a manufacturing company, and extensive accounting experience in public accounting firms. He has provided accounting services to private and public oil and gas companies in Calgary including a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

RONA (TSX: RON) announced that Claude Guevin will leave his position as the Corporation's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 3, 2011. Marie-Claude Lalonde, Vice President and Corporate Controller, will assume the financial management of the Corporation on an interim basis. Marie-Claude has 25 years of experience at RONA.

IBI Group Inc. (TSX: IBG) announced the appointment and commencement of work of its new Chief Financial Officer, Anthony (Tony) Long.

Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSX-V: CUU) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Murray Hunter, has decided to resign in order to devote more time to his growing public practice. The Company would like to record its appreciation to Mr. Hunter for his contribution to Copper Fox since its inception some seven years ago, and to wish him continued success in his future endeavors. During the interim, Catherine Henderson, currently the Corporate Comptroller will assume the role of interim Chief Financial Officer.

Biomass Secure Power Inc. (Pink Sheets: BMSPF) announced that Murray Swales has been appointed CFO of the Company. Mr. Swales has been involved with public companies and their operating and financial reporting requirements for more than a quarter century, and has served as an officer and/or director of several reporting issuers since 1980.

Long Harbour Capital Corp. (TSX-V: LHC) announced the appointment of Charles Austin as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Mr. Austin, a co-founder of the Company, has and brings extensive experience in business development, corporate governance and early-stage risk capital. He is an officer and director of Central Asia Mining Corp. and of Bamet Resources Corp., both of which are private companies active in exploration of precious and base metals in Southeast and Central Asia. As the President of Austin & Briggs Investments Inc., Mr. Austin is an active angel investor in sectors including real estate and alternative energy.

Hana Mining Ltd. (TSX-V: HMG, FRANKFURT: 4LH) announced the appointment of Paul Taggar as the new Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company. Matthew ("Matt") Kavanagh, the outgoing CFO, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Taggar joins Hana from Fronteer Gold Inc. where he spent the last 5 years as Corporate Controller until the acquisition of Fronteer Gold by Newmont Mining Corp. (TSX: NMC, NYSE: NEM) for Cdn$2.3 billion in April 2011.

Prophecy Resource Corp. (TSX-V: PCY, OTCQX: PRPCF, FRANKFURT: 1P2) announced the appointment of David Jan as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jan joins Prophecy from Western Coal Corp., where he held the position of Head of Investor Relations prior to its merger with Walter Energy Inc. Over the past 20 years Mr. Jan has also held progressively senior financial positions in other natural resource companies.With Mr. Jan's appointment, Irina Plavutska, formerly the company's Interim Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Corporate Controller of the company.

Foran Mining Corporation (TSX-V: FOM) announced the appointment of Tim Thiessen as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Thiessen has 13 years of international experience in both public accounting and the mining industry. Most recently he was CFO of Aurcana Corporation, a publicly listed silver and copper producerPreviously he held various positions with Endeavour Financial Ltd., Endeavour Mining Capital Corp. and with Deloitte LLP. Mr. Thiessen replaces Allyson Stephens who has been CFO for the past five years.

Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc. (TSX: IRG) announced the resignation of William Lane from the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lane has agreed to stay on for a period of time as Executive Vice President Restructuring to assist the Company in completing the strategic exit of underperforming locations. The Company is pleased to announce today that Ming-Ming Wong has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Wong has been the Vice President of Finance with IRG and has worked closely with Mr. Lane over the past 7 years in the Company's finance group.

Ranaz Corporation (TSX-V: RNZ) has appointed Alain Lévesque as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Paul Guay who has resigned as interim CFO. Mr. Guay will continue as an advisor to Ranaz’s President. Mr. Lévesque, an independent consultant, has previously worked for Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton and Deloitte. Mr. Lévesque currently is also CFO of INTERIM Capital, a bridge loan financing company to small and medium sized enterprises.

Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announced the appointment of Alan Nicholl as Senior VP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Nicholl joined Canfor in 2008 and prior to his recent appointment served as Corporate Controller. Prior to his employment at Canfor, Alan spent 10 years in senior finance positions within the forest industry. Mr. Nicholl is replacing Tom Sitar.

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Canadian CFOs on the Move - week ending April 29, 2011

Companies with CFOs on the Move this week include: Biosign Technologies Inc., Kingsway Financial Services Inc. , Evolution Presentation Technologies Ltd., UEX Corporation, RX Exploration Inc., Aveos, RJK Explorations Ltd., Wireless Age Communications, Inc., TRIUMF, Cadman Resources Inc., Richmond Minerals Inc., Whiterock Real Estate Investment Trust

Biosign Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: BIO) announced the appointment of Colley Clarke as interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Clarke has served as CFO of Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX: RKN), The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq, TSX: DSG), BCE Media, Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. and WPP Group Plc. Mr. Clarke currently serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee for the Edleun Group, Inc. (TSX-V: EDU). Mr. Clarke succeeds Scott Worthington.

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (TSX: KFS, NYSE: KFS) announced that William A. Hickey, Jr., currently the Company's Chief Operating Officer, will take on the additional responsibility of Chief Financial Officer. Hickey replaces Daniel Brazier, a contract employee who held the post while the Company transitioned its executive functions from Canada to the United States. Hickey has previously held the COO and/or CFO roles at Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Cochran Caronia Waller and Fox-Pitt Kelton.

Evolution Presentation Technologies Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta announced the appointment of Brad Celmainis as its Chief Financial Officer.

UEX Corporation announced the appointment of Ed Boney as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining UEX, Mr. Boney held the position of Corporate Controller at Century Mining Corporation ("Century"), a Canadian junior gold mining company with producing mines in Canada and Peru.

RX Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: RXE, OTCQX: RXEXF) appointed John Ryan as the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company on an interim basis. The former CFO, Maxwell Polinsky, has been offered the role of Vice President of Business Development with the Company.

Aveos announced that Peter Timotheatos, VP Finance at Aveos, has been promoted to CFO. Peter Before joining Aveos in 2008, he was Chief Financial Officer at BCE Elix, and prior to that Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at BCE. Mr. Timotheaotos is replacing Robert Comeau.

RJK Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V: RJX.A) announced that Barry Milne has tendered his resignation from the Company and has appointed Amanda Kasner as a Director, CFO and member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Ms. Kasner has worked with Ernst & Young LLP, and most recently with Ross Pope & Company LLP, in Kirkland Lake.

Wireless Age Communications, Inc. (PINK SHEETS: WLSA) announced the appointment of Mark A. Donovan as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Donovan has had leadership positions in both Canada and the U.S. with Collective Brands, Blockbuster International, Blockbuster Canada, and Silcorp Ltd (Mac's Convenient Stores). He has served as a Member of the McKinney, Texas Chamber of Commerce, the De La Salle College "Oaklands" Founding Board of Trustees, the Motion Picture Foundation of Canada, the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation and The Retail Executive Group of Canada.

TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics based in Vancouver, BC, has appointed Henry Chen as CFO, replacing outgoing Chief Financial Officer Shirley Reeve.

Cadman Resources Inc. (TSX-V: CUZ.H) announced the appointment of Alex Johnston as its interim Chief Financial Officer, replacing Dodge Li.

Richmond Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: RMD) announced that Andrew McGuire has been appointed Acting Chief Financial Officer to replace Ian A. Shaw who has resigned as Chief Financial Officer.

Whiterock Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: WRK.UN) announced appointment of Kursat Kacira as the new Chief Financial Officer for the REIT, on the retirement of Frank Bucys, effective June 6, 2011. Mr. Kacira is an accomplished professional and brings to Whiterock over 17 years of real estate, finance, capital markets, and accounting experience both in Canada and the United States. Most recently, Mr. Kacira was Vice President & Director in the Real Estate Group, Investment Banking at TD Securities Inc. in Toronto, where he worked for the last 9 years.

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A CFO is an Artist...

...and a Controller is a Scientist.

A Successful CFO needs creativity, personality, some acting, and an ability to lead people inside and outside the company.

A Successful Controller needs math, process and critical thinking. Personality is less important than getting the numbers done right and on time.

My previous blog post 6 Things Real CFOs Do Not Do received some significant feedback in this LinkedIn Group. The general feeling (with some exceptions) was that there is a significant difference between a CFO and a Controller, but they both need each other.

Just like any artist needs their support team to shine, a CFO is no different. Scratch any Strong CFO and you will find a strong and capable finance team and Controller.

Canadian CFOs on the Move – week ending March 25, 2011

Companies with CFOs on the Move this week include: Mediterranean Resources Ltd., Sequoia Energy Inc., Squash Canada, Superior Mining International Corporation, Keegan Resources Inc., Labopharm Inc., Indigo Books & Music Inc., Tree Island Wire Income Fund, Phoenix Oilfield Hauling Inc., Martinrea International Inc., Healthscreen Solutions Inc., PRD Energy Inc., Coalcorp Mining Inc., IBI Group Inc., Firebird Resources Inc.


Mediterranean Resources Ltd. (TSX: MNR, Frankfurt: MHM1) announced that Winnie Wong (of Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd.) has resigned from her position of Chief Financial Officer to allow for the appointment of Ann Fehr as the new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Fehr has several years of experience with the implementation and use of International Financial Reporting Systems which will greatly aid the Company in its transition to IFRS.

Sequoia Energy Inc. announced that Veteran finance executive Wes Thiessen has joined the Company as its new Chief Financial Officer. President and CEO Ron Diduch, was managing the CFO tasks in addition to his strategic duties prior to this hire. Mr. Thiessen recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. and also gained international experience with Ridley Inc., a multinational manufacturing company.

Squash Canada announced the appointment of Ann Marie Reinson of Edmonton, Alberta as the new Vice President of Finance for Squash Canada. Ann Marie, has been involved in the game of Squash for the past 25 years; some of her experiences included the chair of the 2006 Women’s World Team Squash Championships, chair of the Royal Glenora Squash Committee and the Women’s High Performance liaison for Squash Canada from 1999 – 2003. Ms. Reinson, currently works for multinational pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. Ann Marie has been appointed V.P. of Finance for 1 ½ year term.

Superior Mining International Corporation (TSX-V: SUI) announced the appointment of Brian Richardson as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Richardson previously worked for Ernst & Young in Toronto and in Hong Kong and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of TSX listed Southern Arc Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: SA) and CNSX listed Bryant Resources Inc. (CNSX: BYR).

Keegan Resources Inc. (TSX: KGN, NYSE Amex: KGN) announced the appointment of Greg McCunn as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McCunn’s background includes technical, operational, corporate development and financial roles with Teck, Placer Dome, and several junior mining companies in Canada and Australia. He most recently spent three years as CFO of Farallon Mining Ltd. Mr. McCunn played an integral role in the friendly take-over of Farallon in January 2011 by Nyrstar NV. Prior to Farallon Mr. McCunn was Vice President, Project Development for Zincore Metals. Tony Ricci has been holding dual positions as both CFO and Corporate Secretary. Due to significant growth within the Company as it continues its advancement; the need has arisen to divide these roles into two positions with Mr. Ricci continuing as Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President.

Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS, NASDAQ: DDSS) announced that Sylvain Guénette has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Guénette joined Labopharm as Controller in 2002 and was most recently Vice President and Corporate Controller. Before joining Labopharm, Mr. Guénette was Corporate Controller at Les Systèmes Proxima Ltée and Director of Finance and Operations at the Montreal office of Nurun Inc. Mr. Guenette has also held various finance and accounting positions within the Quebecor Group.

Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG) announced the appointment of Kay Brekken, Senior Vice President, Finance to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Brekken succeeds outgoing CFO and COO Jim McGill who will remain with Indigo in the COO role until July. Ms. Brekken has been with Indigo since 2003, most recently as Chief Accounting Officer.

Tree Island Wire Income Fund (TSX:TIL.UN) announced that Brian Irving, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer has tendered his resignation and that Nancy Davies, the current Corporate Controller, has been appointed Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Davies has been with Tree Island since 2008. Previously, she held positions as Audit Manager at Ernst and Young LLP, Manager SOX Financial Reporting at Placer Dome and Vice President Internal Audit at CHC Helicopter Corporation.

Phoenix Oilfield Hauling Inc. (TSX-V:PHN) announced that Doug Eger, Chief Financial Officer, has announced his resignation to pursue other business interests.

Martinrea International Inc. (TSX: MRE) announced the appointment of Fred Di Tosto as Chief Financial Officer of Martinrea, replacing Nick Orlando. Mr. Di Tosto joined the Company in June 2010 as Vice President of Finance.

Healthscreen Solutions Inc. (TSX-V: MDU), announced that Isabella Cattelan will be joining Healthscreen as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Cattelan brings domestic and international experience from her eight years with Maritz Canada Inc. as CFO and EVP, Maritz Europa Limited as CFO and European SVP Group Services. She also served three years as the CFO for CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. (The Globe and Mail).

PRD Energy Inc. (TSX-V: PRD) announced the appointment of Jeff Scott as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Scott joins PRD from Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance. Mr. Scott has previous experience in the Audit and Assurance practice of Ernst & Young with both junior and senior oil and gas companies.

Coalcorp Mining Inc. (NEX: CCJ.H) announced the appointment of Robert Dietrich to its Board of Directors. Mr. Dietrich, is currently Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Timminco Limited, (TSX: TIM). Mr Dietrich has also served on various national committees of Financial Executives International (FEI) Canada. Steven Cresswell will assume the responsibility as the Chief Financial Officer of Coalcorp. Previously he held the position of Chief Financial Officer for Tiberon Minerals PTE, a Singaporean company developing a polymetallic mine in Northern Vietnam. In addition to his Asian experience, Mr. Cresswell has a broad base of international experience having worked in North, South and Central America.

IBI Group Inc. (TSX: IBG) announced the appointment of Michel Poitras as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Poitras replaces Allan Kamerman, who is departing IBI Group Inc. Mr. Poitras is a member of the Executive Committee of IBI Group, he holds the position of Vice-President - Finance with IBI/DAA Group in Montreal, as well as with the Beijing and Shanghai offices. He participated in the integration of Daniel Arbour & Associates into IBI Group in 2006, and was also responsible for implementing the ISO 9001:2000 certification. Prior to joining the IBI/DAA group, Mr. Poitras was a partner with Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.

Firebird Resources Inc. (TSX-V: FIX) announced the appointment of Stephen Gledhill as CFO and Secretary effective immediately, replacing Garth Sinclaire. Mr. Gledhill acts as CFO of a number of emerging resource companies and is a partner in RG Mining Investments Inc., a mineral project generation and services company.

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5 difficult steps to becoming a Great CFO

CFOs get lots of good advice about their career. They hear things like:  

• Build your Personal Brand 
• Always be Networking 
• Learn to be more Strategic 
• Acquire Operational Experience

These tidbits are important for a CFOs success.

However, as good a CFO as you may be, to become a Great CFO you must have a great team.

Having a great team gives you the bench strength you need to spend the time necessary to be strategic and add value to the business, rather than getting lost in the day to day functional realities and firefighting.

Whether you are the newly hired CFO or have been the CFO for a while, the steps necessary are the same. You need to:

1) Design what your team should look like to support your vision

2) Look critically at your current team and allocate people based on their strengths

3) Dismiss those whose strengths do not align with the vision of what your team should look like

4) Hire right to fill the gaps, and

5) Create a succession plan for your team and for yourself.

Sounds simple. It's not. But you already knew that. However, putting in the time and the effort to doing these steps will put you on track to becoming a Great CFO. 

 

I urge you to make this effort. It will be worth the time.

Let me know how it goes.

 

Canadian CFOs on the Move – week ending March 11, 2011

Companies with CFOs on the Move this week include: General Motors, Kinross Gold Corporation, Key Gold Holding Inc., Artha Resources Corporation, Mega View Digital Entertainment Corp., Essex Angel Capital Inc.

General Motors (NYSE: GM, TSX: GMM) Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell today announced that he will leave the company April 1, 2011. Dan Ammann will succeed Liddell as General Motors chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2011. Ammann, 38, is currently GM vice president, finance and treasurer. Since joining the company in March, 2010, Ammann has led the GM Treasurer's Office, based in New York, with operations around the world. Prior to GM, Ammann was managing director and head of Industrials Investment Banking for Morgan Stanley and was instrumental in many high profile assignments spanning a variety of technology, service, and manufacturing clients. A successor for Ammann in GM's Treasurer's Office will be announced at a later date.

Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) announced the appointment of Paul H. Barry as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Barry replaces Thomas M. Boehlert, who will be leaving the Company by mutual agreement to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Boehlert will remain with the Company for an appropriate period to ensure a smooth transition. Since 2009, he has been an independent consultant in Washington, D.C. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Barry was Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Pepco Holdings, Inc. From 2002 to 2007, he held several positions at Duke Energy Corporation, including most recently Senior Vice-President and Chief Development Officer. Previously, he held positions in business development and financial management at Amoco Corporation and General Electric Company.

Key Gold Holding Inc. (TSX-V: KGH) announced the appointment of Graham Warren to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Director of the Corporation effective immediately. Mr. Warren is a senior financial executive with over 25 years of experience with emerging companies in the oil and gas, mining, environmental, biotech and software sectors. He has extensive operations, international business, corporate finance and public market experience. Mr. Warren has served as Chief Financial Officer and Director of several public issuers.

Artha Resources Corporation (TSX-V: AHC) announced the appointment of George Lim to its Board of Directors. Mr. Lim is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Dundarave Resources Inc. (TSX-V: DDX) and is on the board of directors of Eurasian Mineral Inc. (TSX-V: EMX). Until its recent takeover, in a transaction valued at in excess of $430 million, Mr. Lim held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Potash One Inc. (TSX: KCL). Mr. Lim was also the Chief Financial Officer of Energy Metals Corporation (NYSE-ARCA: EMU, TSX: EMC) prior to its take-over in a transaction valued at $1.5 billion. Mr. Lim has been involved in numerous financings, mergers and acquisitions of public companies listed on TSX and NYSE.

Mega View Digital Entertainment Corp. (TSX-V: MVD) announces that Michael Lam has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Felix Tung. Michael was formerly a Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP specialising in Canadian and U.S. public companies filings. Michael has previously also served as Group Accountant at Vive Synergies Inc., a manufacturer of special telephony products and as Manager at KPMG (Mauritius).

Essex Angel Capital Inc. (TSX-V: EXC.P) announced today that Michael Labiak was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mark Meldrum, who previously held the titles of President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman, will remain a director and Chairman of the board of directors.

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Kvetches from the Trenches - Job Seeker Complaints [Q1 2011]

Being a mid-level financial manager looking for work in this market is still tough. It has been for a while. When we have heart to heart discussions with these capable people, we hear many complaints. Here are some of them.

Complaints about Companies:

Companies are low-balling: Candidates feel that companies are taking advantage, and paying less for positions that should have a higher salary. One candidate we spoke with believes that companies are offering salaries that are 15-20% less then they feel they should be paid for the level of work required. Job seekers are frustrated with this price differential.

“I would rather work with an external recruiter”: Some candidates have told us that they would prefer to work with a recruiter they trust, rather than work directly with the hiring company. They feel they get more complete and reliable information in the search from an external recruiter.

Companies are taking too long to make a decision: During the height of the recession this was the most difficult issue with companies that were looking to hire. Now that we are passed those lows and on the way to recovery, companies are still taking too long to make decisions. Not only does time make it more difficult for companies to hire the best people (because the best candidates will not wait for them), companies are not helping their market reputation.

Getting stuck in HR Hell: The job-seeker hears about a job that sounds ideal for them. They send their resume in, because that is what they believe they are supposed to do. And then they wait. And wait. They wait for whoever is in charge of the company resume inbox to actually read their resume, understand what they do, and put them to the top of the pile. Good luck – you have now entered HR Hell. Most of the time, the person clearing the inbox and doing the initial assessment has no real clue as to what to look for in the resume. At best, they are working off a key word list.

Complaints about Recruiters:

Job seekers are not only frustrated with companies; they are frustrated with some recruiters too. Job seekers we have spoken with generally like recruiters, but not all of them. Here are some of their complaints.

Recruiters that don’t understand what I do: “When I have to explain what I do to a recruiter who doesn’t understand what I do, how can I be sure that she is representing me properly to the company?”

Recruiters that blast me: “I can’t stand when a recruiter presents me to a company that I did not give them permission to do so.”

Recruiters that don’t understand my market: “When I see area code XXX on my call display, I cringe. Those [Unnamed Large City] recruiters are the worst. They don’t have a clue about the market I live in.”

Recruiters that call me for roles that I said I wasn’t interested in: “I told the recruiter I was not interested in an internal audit position. Why do they keep calling me about internal audit roles?”

On the positive side, most of the job seekers we spoke with said that their complaints about recruiters are limited to a small number of them. Most recruiters, they feel, are reputable and provide quality service.

When I asked one job seeker whether he dealt with recruiters he would prefer not to deal with, he said: “I’m actively looking for a job. If a recruiter I don’t like to work with has a job opportunity for me, how can I pass up working with them? I need a job. I just hold my nose.”