Men are the best recruiters on the planet. Except for women.

Yes, that’s right. Generally, women in recruitment do a better job… and make more money. I have been a recruiter for 35 years. Hired and trained thousands of them. Owned and run recruiting businesses in more than 20 countries. I should think I have worked with and against many of the best recruiters on the […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On December 6, 2011
73 Comments

15 sure signs your ‘client’ does not take you seriously

You call them ‘clients’ and you think they see you as a business partner. Take this quick test and maybe… think again! Tick each statement that applies to you. They won’t meet you to provide a new job brief. It’s emailed, or given over the phone, or maybe its just a few lines in an […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 8, 2011
19 Comments

What great recruiters tell every candidate!

The biggest cause of placements going wrong, is people making assumptions. Placing a candidate starts with building a relationship with that candidate and establishing ‘terms of engagement’, if you like. Usually, it is essential to develop a rapport and a tight co-operation to ensure the right match is made. From a candidate point of view, […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 26, 2011
7 Comments

Hear me speak at the ‘Big Biller Summit’

Next week, I am speaking at the global ‘Big Biller Summit’, and ‘Savage Truth’ readers are invited to attend as my guest, for free. I am pleased that my very popular recent presentation ‘The future of recruiting. New Kool vs Old Skool’ is being showcased at the summit. And you can access it here, for […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 18, 2011
5 Comments

Recruiters, time to toughen up!

Most people who become recruiters do not last. There are many reasons for that. Poor hiring decisions and inadequate training being high on the list. But there is another key reason why so few people actually last in the hurly-burly world of agency recruiting. It’s a frigging hard job! So I know that sometimes you […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 12, 2011
55 Comments

Forget ‘passive’. Everyone is a candidate. All the time

Guess what? Not everyone is actively looking for a job. Yes, recruiters know that. But we often do not behave as though we know that. Research (and common sense) tells us that less than 10% of relevant talent are actively looking for a role at any given moment in time. That means that 90% of […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On September 14, 2011
18 Comments

Tell your clients the way it really is!

Over the past 6 months I have spoken with many CEOs about their business growth strategies. And I have been overwhelmed by the range and scale of the online, digital and social media marketing plans they are developing. And that’s exciting, but at the risk of being a party-pooper, all this strategy prompts me to […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 31, 2011
2 Comments

I know what your recruiting clients are thinking – do you?

Everyone says recruiting is changing. The evidence is overwhelming that we are on the cusp of a seismic shift in the way our industry needs to work. It is all changing. Client expectations, candidate behavior, social media, technology. But how do we sort out the reality from the hype? And what should the ordinary recruiter […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 17, 2011
15 Comments

Take the holiday. But keep the pipeline pumping!

Productivity in recruitment is totally linked to activity. Don’t fool yourself into thinking anything else. Yes, the quality of that activity is key, and whom you actually do that activity with is important too. But if you don’t do enough ‘stuff’, you will fail. Take that as gospel. So, it is to maintain a pipeline […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 3, 2011
13 Comments

The global job market – what’s happening right now?

Today’s Savage Truth post is a little different, in two ways. Firstly, it is in fact a Vlog, rather than a blog, and I encourage you to watch the video, focusing more on the content than the plain visage of your faithful blogger! Secondly instead of a recruitment tip, I am focusing today on the […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On July 27, 2011
7 Comments

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