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What ‘The Dark Ages of Recruitment’ can teach us post-COVID

Every second article I see is about how recruitment will change post-COVID. Mostly it’s BS as the majority of recruiters will go back and do exactly as they have always done. I explained that here. Of course, the opportunity to make changes has never been better, and the smart ones in our industry are working […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On November 17, 2020
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Remember! The candidate is assessing you too.

Recruiters, Inhouse and Agency, sometimes lapse into hubris and complacency. This, we know. Don’t take offence. It’s a fact. I have been guilty myself. The candidate experience has been a disaster for decades, ironically made exponentially worse by all the Wizz-bang technology tools, added in to ‘enhance the process’. But now it’s potentially much worse. […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On November 10, 2020
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Why so many recruitment managers got fired in Covid.

Plenty of Agency recruitment managers were fired as soon as the pandemic hit. That was shocking at an individual level, but no surprise, because in every downturn companies unload expensive middle managers in droves. I have seen it countless times. Even in good times, many, many recruitment companies decimate their profit level because of this […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On November 4, 2020
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How much will Recruitment change Post-COVID? (Clue: F-All).

Every day, there are dozens of articles on how COVID will change Recruitment. Well, here is the news. It will not. And I have the scientific, irrefutable, undebatable proof! Let me explain; Most days, I walk around my leafy Sydney suburb in a pathetic attempt to ‘keep fit’. On those walks, I pass dozens of […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 27, 2020
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15 Stunning Recruitment Stats from 2020.

We all know it has been a cataclysmic year in recruitment. But do you realise how massively Agency recruitment has been impacted? And what about the recovery? Is it happening? Which countries are doing best? Here are 15 of the most jaw-dropping recruitment statistics from 2020. Taken from the recently released JobAdder report You can […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 22, 2020
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The future of recruitment in 127 words.

The coronavirus is not going to destroy Agency recruitment. It’s not even going to change it that much. But it is going to speed up the direction our industry was already heading. And if you are planning to continue your career in recruitment as we recover from this recession, you had better know where you […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 20, 2020
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Which is growing fastest? Temp or Perm?

Jobs are coming back for Recruitment Agencies as we saw in the JobAdder data released on Tuesday. The question I get asked a lot is which will come back first, and fastest? Temp/Contract or Permanent roles? Once again, I tapped JobAdder, and they have provided brilliant answers to that question. (Sign up for the JobAdder […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 15, 2020
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Recruitment ‘bounce-back’ underway! The facts.

Today I help you peek under the covers of Agency Recruitment. Exactly how are recruitment agencies across the world performing, right now? The facts. Not the hype or the BS or the rumour. I am an Advisor to the world-leading Recruitment ATS/CRM. JobAdder has thousands of users, and they are going to let us see […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 13, 2020
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Agency Recruitment. Five Brutal Truths.

Recruitment agencies must move with lightning speed to stay ‘recession-fit’, but also agile enough to take advantage of an upturn. Precisely the same applies to individual recruiters. Laggards and dinosaurs won’t make it. It’s as simple as that. Here are the five big brutal truths agencies must tackle, with pace, persistence and courage. Also, ideas […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On September 30, 2020
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This data could save your Recruitment Business.

This one is for Owners and Managers of recruitment companies. It’s not usually the part of your job you love. You are not really that interested in it. But you need to pay attention. It could save your commercial life. Credit and Risk management. Many of us are struggling to break-even. Revenues are patchy. Cash […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On September 24, 2020
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