'Being a middle manager is a dangerous place to be at the moment' - channel recruiter

Tom Wright
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Robertson Sumner boss Marc Sumner says channel firms are looking for "more people on the street" instead of middle-level managers

Middle-level management roles in the channel are being cut out, leaving senior channel bosses unemployed, according to channel recruiter Robertson Sumner. Robertson Sumner places candidates into...

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