After the boss (Willem Dafoe) of a Chicago-based headhunter| Dane Jensen (Gerard Butler)| who works atthe Blackrock Recruiting agency arranging jobs for engineers| retires| Jensen finally achieves his longtime goal of taking over the company after going head-to-headwith his ambitious rival| Lynn Vogel (Alison Brie). However| upon taking over the company he worked so hard to be in control of| Dane's10-year-old son| Ryan (Max Jenkins)| is suddenly diagnosed with cancer and his professional priorities at work and personal priorities
at home begin to clash with one another.
