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David Perry is the author/coauthor of nine books. He is the head headhunter for Perry-Martel International Inc. He has negotiated more than $380M in salaries and completed more than 1000 recruiting projects on 5 continents. He has a BA from McGill University.
His latest book is Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0. The Wall Street Journal nicknamed him 'The Rogue Recruiter' with good reason, do a Google search for ("david perry" jobs), and you'll find 809,000 mentions of his techniques.
Perry was born into a 'Navy' family and raised on bases throughout the US and Canada. He is a commissioned officer (retired) and a recent recipient of the 'Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal'. Perry lives in Ottawa with his wife Anita, four teenagers, four dogs, three cats, two birds and thirty-seven goldfish.
Reading between the lines allows deep insight into the boomer employer mindset. It can help one better understand the hiring process for top, hard-to-fill jobs. (Most people can probably skip the chapter on how Skype and Whatsapp work)