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What is going on with LinkedIn?

Every regular LinkedIn user has felt it. Fewer views of your posts. ‘Likes’ and ‘shares’ are a fraction of what they were before. Indeed, I posted a very popular blog on the best way to ‘use the LinkedIn algorithm’ (which was all the work of Richard van der Bloom), and now it’s clear that many […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 11, 2024
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A crucial 55-second lesson in personal online brand

Sick of hearing about ‘personal brand’? Me too! But it is real. And it is essential. And most recruiters don’t know where to start. Check out this 55-second video grab from the RCSA TalentX Conference for a special message that took me a long time to learn. But it can help you immediately. Key points […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On August 3, 2021
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You want my one ONE BIG tip on recruitment success?

Do you want a tip on your recruitment career? The most important one I can think of? And the tip that has amplified in importance as a result of Covid? Don’t mess with your reputation. It’s the only thing you will take with you when you leave. Every contact with candidate, client or colleague is […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On April 6, 2021
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Every single truly great recruiter has… this…

Want to know why some recruiters forge long and successful careers and others struggle and fade away? Want to know why a handful of recruiters survive, even thrive, during a downturn, and generate bigger returns in the good times? Why some love this industry, and turn it into a meaningful career, while others leave bitter […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 29, 2019
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The best recruitment book (I have) ever written…

I admit it. I am actually proud of this… My book, The Savage Truth, covering 40 years in recruitment, is on pre-sale now (over 4,000 copies sold already) And no, it’s not the best recruitment book ever written, but I gave it my very best shot! It’s all there. The many cock-ups, the lessons learned, […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On September 3, 2019
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The Future of Talent. Free webcast

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand recently launched a new paper on ‘The Future of Talent’, produced by the CA ANZ and PwC. The results were launched in Auckland to an audience of 350, and Greg Savage was the keynote speaker. Here is a recording of the event, with the MC introducing Greg at the […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 5, 2018
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I went to Dublin to talk ‘leadership’. And the craic was good!

I went to Ireland. A huge week of recording 20 hours of recruitment training for the Social Talent Training Platform (Look out for that. Speak to Richard Bromhead) But also two big presentations to the local recruiters on ‘Leadership’, and what that really means. The first was organised by my good friends at Social Talent, […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On May 1, 2018
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Sixty Savage Seconds – The modern recruiter: sourcer vs seducer

Here’s the next “Sixty Savage Seconds” from The Savage Truth A one minute video of the best ideas, tips and tactics for recruiters… sixty seconds to make you think. This Sixty Savage Seconds is titled “The Modern Recruiter: Sourcer vs Seducer“. Let me know what you think! View here. 
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On August 8, 2017
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The real secret to building a personal online brand

The modern recruiter knows that ‘brand’ is key. And the smart modern recruiter knows how to amplify that brand via ‘personal digital marketing’. This blog will get far less readers than my normal fare because anything to do with ‘social’ and ‘digital’ turns many dinosaur recruiters off, quick-smart. But please, be wiser than that, because […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On January 17, 2017
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