Simple Recruiting Math to Figure Out When to Offer Your Prospects

One coach gave us a problem to solve, and we know it's a widespread issue that coaches are trying to figure out. See if our solution makes sense...

One of the coaches who is in our text messaging community gave us a problem they keep having trouble with when it comes to visits, offers, and timelines for making a decision.

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Here’s the question we’re going to tackle today:

Now, when I presented this as a ‘simple math problem’, that may have been an exaggeration. On the face of it, this isn’t all that ‘simple’. And it’s not a pure numerical ‘math’ challenge, either. But it is a ‘problem’, so at least I got one out of three right in the accuracy department.

What I was really referring to in the headline is that we can add and combine several proven philosophies - most of which we’ve discussed before here on Honey Badger - to find a approach most likely to succeed, based on past experience as we’ve seen the approach unfold.

Here are the elements I’d suggest for this coach - and any others facing a similar situation - step by step from the message the coach sent:

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Making an offer at the end of the visit

My recommendation is that you make an offer, and even ask for a commitment, when you as the coach are ready to hear a ‘yes’. In other words, if you were to think about