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David Perry speaks from his experience on the front-lines of executive recruiting, where hiring the right leader can turn a company’s fortunes and make it soar.

The Wall Street Journal calls him  the “The Rogue Recruiter” because of his pioneering strategies and tactics.  An accomplished executive recruiter, author and speaker David has written on leadership and recruiting for several publications including:  The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun Times and Forbes.  A veteran of more than 1000 search projects David has a sharp eye for the “right-stuff” having negotiated more than $184M in base compensation since 1985.

David has been interviewed on executive search, recruiting, and job search by every major television network in America and most in Canada.  As co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0, with Jay Conrad Levinson, David literally wrote the book on hiring in the digital age by reverse engineering the innovate hiring practices which underscore the success of Perry-Martel International.

A blend of practical “How-To” examples and case histories — seasoned with humor, David’s presentation will leaving your audience laughing and well informed.  Your presentation will be tailored for your audience.  Presentations run from an hour for a keynote to three hours for a half-day program.  Longer programs can be arranged if booked two months in advance.  On a limited basis David is available for workshops.

> Keynotes For Employers & Business Associations

Executive Search, recruiting and leadership transitioning – these are the areas David is regularly invited to speak about.

Recent topics 45 – 90 minutes:
  1. Lead – Dominate – Prosper
  2. Don’t Hire A Liar
  3. The Role of Executive Search in Succession Planning
  4. How to Recruiter Proof Your Company
  5. Building a Talent Culture
  6. R-Rated Hiring
  7. Employee Engagement for the “MyPod” Generation
  8. Invigorating your Talent Management System to Engage and Retain High Performers

> Talks and Workshops For Colleges

As the author of several books on job hunting, including the recent best-selling Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0, David has addressed audiences all over America.

Sample 90 -120 minute talks:

  1. Guerrilla Job Search Secrets Revealed
  2. Mind Over Matter: Do the Thinking for Employers
  3. Face-off Over Facebook
  4. You? A Blue Chip Stock? It’s True! How to Prove Your Incredible Value to Employers.
  5. Digital Dirt: How to research any company in any market
  6. Flip the Iceberg: Unlocking the hidden job market
  7. Network or No-work: Tools and tactics to accelerate your job search
  8. Extreme Networking: How to leverage online communities like LinkedIn, ZoomInfo etc.
  9. So You Wanna Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star? (Personal PR.)
  10. Breakthrough: 5/7/11 Advanced Job search tactics to accelerate your search
  11. Hand to hand combat: Winning the job interview
  12. Getting the Offer: How to knock out your competitors and land that job now
  13. Tai Kwan Dough: Negotiate like a black belt and get the salary you deserve.

A complete menu of topics and a sample of video clips are available on the Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters web site.