Can you place Candidates you don't like?

What a loaded question!!!  I know your first reaction is; "Of course I can, I'm a professional, I separate out my personal feelings to make more money."  But do you really?  How many deals have you let go south because you didn't like the way the candidate talked down to you, or came back later for more money?

The key here is that you take a real look at yourself.  Understand what kind of people you work best with, and then use other recruiters you trust, to handle the ones that your not good with.  Don't pick another recruiter that is like you, but someone that is as close to the opposite as possible.  If you like candidates that are direct and blunt, have a partner that likes the candidates that need "tender loving care", as your recruiting partner. 

The best recruiters I see are the most creative in keeping a deal together when others say it can't be done.  Some deals should be killed but I think we sometimes use that crutch because we don't want to make the effort.