Do you have these 5 recruiter skills?

Recruiters are not going to succeed by churning out mindless activities that worked years ago, but which are futile now. We all know that the industry is hurtling through a period of extreme change and evolution. But, ironically, few recruiters, or even business owners, are focusing on reinventing the skills of their consulting teams. Which […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On January 29, 2014
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Would you like to work with Greg Savage?

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Posted by Greg Savage
On January 26, 2014
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My universal hiring challenge to you.

This is simple. But powerful. When the time comes to make your next hire, simply ask yourself one key question, before you make an offer. ‘Will this person raise our average?’ That’s it. Ask yourself, and ask the other hiring managers involved. If we hire this person, will she raise the average across all our […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On January 14, 2014
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This is what clients REALLY want from a recruiter.

The truth is that clients are deserting the recruitment industry in droves. In many cases they are cynical about our value and skeptical about our ability to deliver anything they can’t get themselves. As we are all aware, they are building sophisticated systems, and hiring internal recruiting experts, specifically to cut out third-party recruiters. And […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 26, 2013
34 Comments

Can Internal Recruiters assist candidates as much as Agency Recruiters can?

Agency Recruiters will always beat Internal Recruiters. Always. Even great internal recruiters can never do as good a job for candidates as great agency recruiters do. Never. Ever. And that’s simply because internal recruiters are at a significant disadvantage when it comes to supporting candidates in their job search. Let’s examine the ways; Internal recruiters, […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 12, 2013
92 Comments

Can we trust LinkedIn?

I love LinkedIn. But I do not trust LinkedIn. For recruiters, it’s obviously a key tool, and clearly a brilliant invention that is part of a seismic shift in the way recruitment works. I wish I had invented it. But I believe, that for agency recruiters, LinkedIn is not your friend. Don’t get me wrong, […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 29, 2013
45 Comments

Why are recruiters so cavalier about hiring their own staff?

Ponder these 7 facts, please. Fact 1: Over the last 15 years I have had more than 1,000 people report to me, directly or indirectly. Over my working life, who knows how high that number is? Fact 2: 90% of those people are recruiters or recruiting managers. Fact 3: Just about the biggest issue owners and managers of […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 15, 2013
51 Comments

Free pass to hear the best recruiters at the ‘Big Biller Summit’

Very soon, I am speaking at the global ‘Big Biller Summit’, and ‘The Savage Truth’ readers are invited to attend as my guest, for free. I am pleased that my presentation ‘Recruitment Reinvented’ is being showcased at the summit. And you can access it here, for free. Secure your free pass now! This event runs from October […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 9, 2013
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YOU own your career. No one else

Many people are advised that they should look for a company that ‘provides a career’. Often I hear candidates say they want to leave a job, because their current employer is not ‘looking after my career’. Sure, it’s important to work for a company where you can thrive, but you must above all understand this. […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 1, 2013
7 Comments

Greg Savage wants to speak to you – in London

The Savage Truth Tour is making its way to the UK in November, 2013. The event, hosted by Elite Recruitment Network is titled “The Future of Recruitment: New Kool vs. Old Skool” and takes the form of a half-day Masterclass, to be held in London on November 22nd, 2013. Click on the morning or afternoon […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On September 24, 2013
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