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100 universal recruitment truths 💣 (Part 1)

Welcome to the 100 recruitment truths that will get you thinking; Do I agree? Do I actually do these in my work? Do I even understand them? How can I apply these ‘truths’ to make me a better recruiter And trust me, they will. I wrote a book based on my 44 years in recruitment. […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 31, 2023
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Savage UK Masterclasses start next week

I arrive in the UK tomorrow! Sure, the first priority is a Premier League game on Saturday (COYI) My second priority is watching the Rugby World Cup from a pub in Richmond on Sunday. (Boks and Wallabies please) But then… the ‘Recruit’ speaking tour around the UK begins! I am excited to announce the release […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 26, 2023
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Recruiters, do not trust ChatGPT.

I know AI will impact us all. And recruiting is no exception. But you need to see recent AI developments for what they are; The unfinished product. Still in the test phase. Prone to making massive errors   And also spreading total BS I have two great examples to show you. Don’t miss these. Let […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 17, 2023
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1,000 recruiters, but where are you?

Six hundred recruiters have signed up for this Australian recruitment event already! That number will soon swell to 1,000. Some venues are close to ‘sold out‘. My masterclass on ‘everything I know about recruitment‘. (Please, enough of the ‘That should take 5 minutes’ jokes!’) Actually, it’s going to be a huge morning. Here is the […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 4, 2023
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Hire recruiters with the ‘100-coffees’ secret

I have a crucial goal for anyone running a recruitment business. I call it the ‘100 cups of coffee challenge.‘ And it’s nothing to do with coffee, but stay with me. The post-Covid hiring surge drove agency recruitment to new highs. It also meant a massive scramble to hire recruiters. I would be a wealthy […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 3, 2023
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What clients want from Temp recruiters?

Building a temp desk is critical to recruitment company success. It’s also an excellent recruiter career, with more stable earnings and better job security than most. The new ‘Temp and Contract Masterclass’ on the Savage Recruitment Academy delivers over 15 hours on effectively doing this. One of the critical planks of success (which we go […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 26, 2023
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A better recruiter will eat your lunch

How is Agency candidate sourcing changing? Martin Herbst addresses the elephant in the room in this punchy, informative video from JobAdder. During the extreme post-covid candidate shortage, JobAdder data show that recruitment agencies across the globe moved to more proactive sourcing of candidates, including using their existing database and targeted candidate outreach. That’s the good […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 21, 2023
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How to be a great recruiter

I am excited to announce the release of my new book ‘Recruit – The Savage Way‘, which covers ‘everything I have learned about excellent agency recruitment‘. I am grateful to APSCo, who are supporting the book launch across Australia with a series of entertaining and informative masterclasses. Every attendee will also get a copy of […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 19, 2023
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9 cool recruiter resources

The market has shifted. And it will change again.

But opportunities still abound for those who are nimble and can adapt to the circumstances as they arise.

But you have to work at it and be open to learning!

Here are nine resources for recruiters that I believe...

  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 7, 2023
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30 lessons from a ‘lost job’

Losing a job after a lot of hard work is a real bummer. Some recruiters are too quick to write this off as ‘bad luck’ or part of a ‘numbers game’. It is not. It’s because you did something or did not do something. Great recruiters do not have a ‘win some/lose some‘ mentality. They […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 5, 2023
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