The Placement Agent Question
When a third party helps, and when it just costs you.
Every emerging manager eventually wonders whether to hire a placement agent. The honest answer depends entirely on what you are missing and what you can pay for it.
Access, Not Magic
Founder & editor of Opensqft. Previously co-founded General Assembly and Common.
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