When Matt began recruiting over 18 years ago, it was at a time of recovery following a recession in the early 90s. Years of high unemployment saturated the market with candidates, and companies didn’t have to work hard to fill positions and retain employees. However, as unemployment turned around, companies were forced to come up with innovative ways to attract top candidates and retain existing talent. Job offers came with creative compensation, including large incentives, stock options and other perks. History repeated itself again in the early 2000s, when companies had to go above and bey
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