Greg Savage

Suck it up princess. This is as good as it gets

Greg Savage — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:34 +0000

I rarely ‘go to lunch’. But recently I did, with a group that included Geoff Morgan, the Founder of Morgan and Banks, and Talent2. We spoke about a lot that day, but one thing he said shook me and contains a lesson for all of us.

Into Africa. A recruiting safari.

Greg Savage — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:39:27 +0000

Today is the last day of the ‘relaxing’ part of my trip to South Africa, and I write to you from the magnificent Delaire Graff estate just outside Stellenbosch, in the Cape Wine lands. But tomorrow it’s D-day. Day one of the Savage Truth Tour of South Africa, kicking off in Cape Town with a 3-hour seminar.

Recruiters! Stand Proud!

Greg Savage — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:00:37 +0000

Recruiters get terrible press and everyone has a ‘terrible recruiter’ story. Every day brings more abuse and increasingly, gleeful predictions of the demise of the recruiter. Well, enough!

Recruiters are liars and scumbags. Google says so.

Greg Savage — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:00:31 +0000

My entire working life I have been in this industry, and I have taken my fair share of criticism for just uttering the phrase “I am a recruiter”. But now it seems ‘the great search engine in the sky’ is predefining us as liars, scumbags, idiots and worthless.

The Savage Truth gets even more Savage!

Greg Savage — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:44:45 +0000

For several decades I have owned and run recruitment companies in Australia and elsewhere. In January this year I made a massive change to that situation. At the end of 2012 I sold my entire interest in Firebrand Talent Search, the global marketing and digital recruitment company that I founded with a like-minded group of [...]

People don’t leave companies. They leave leaders!

Greg Savage — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:50:31 +0000

I have employed thousands of people over the years. And every time one resigned, a little part of me died. (OK, I lie. I have actually danced a celebratory jig around my desk on the odd occasion, but that's another blog!)

Inside the mind of Australia’s best recruiter

Greg Savage — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:00:24 +0000

Recently I was one of 4 judges asked to select “Australia’s Best Recruiter 2013”. The calibre was high, drawing responses from all over Australia and New Zealand. The judging panel interviewed a shortlist of 4, and Peter Murphy, from Davidson Recruitment in Brisbane, was selected as the worthy winner. Peter has an exceptional record in [...]

The Savage Truth Tour of South Africa

Greg Savage — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:00:06 +0000

Hello all South African ‘Savage Truth’ Subscribers, I have great news! I am partnering with APSO on a speaking tour of South Africa in May 2013. I will be in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, and will have 2 separate seminars — one aimed mainly at recruiters (both agency and in-house), and the other definitely focused on Owners and Managers.

How to resign without being a prat

Greg Savage — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:00:39 +0000

You have got a new job! Well done. Now, don’t spoil it all by making a hash of your exit from where you are now. I know, you are excited. It’s hard to stay focused on the old gig, when everything is ‘oh so cool’ about the new one. But remember, the ‘old gig’ was [...]

Need to fire a deadbeat client? Here’s how…

Greg Savage — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:00:37 +0000

Last week I argued that service providers need to fire clients who are uncooperative or unprofitable. Plenty of 'The Savage Truth’ readers agreed, but many asked, “How do I actually do it?”. And the truth is that it is not easy. But there are two guiding principals I have found are fundamental for this to work out well.