The one thing you MUST achieve at a client meeting.

Meeting with a recruiting client for the first time is a nuanced and sophisticated skill. Many recruiters don’t seek out this critical opportunity. In fact, some avoid it. Those that do, often make fatal mistakes which harm their chances of building strong business relationships. Of course, there are many things we want to achieve in […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On February 19, 2019
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My key recruiting tip for 2019

Chill over Christmas, for sure, you deserve it. And I wish you a safe and fun holiday period. But hit 2019 with a plan. This one!

Posted by Greg Savage
On December 18, 2018
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Can YOU help The Savage Truth?

Have you ever got some value from The Savage Truth? One of my blogs maybe (I have written over 300!)? Sixty Savage Seconds perhaps? My YouTube videos perchance? Then I am delighted! But they take a lot of work as you can imagine. And it’s taken 40 years to accumulate the knowledge to share 🙂 […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On July 3, 2018
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What I told the African headhunters!

I just got back from a speaking tour in South Africa. We spoke to 800 recruiters over six events in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The response was phenomenal, and it was fascinating to note that the issues they face on the southern tip of Africa, are for the most part very similar to the challenges […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 29, 2017
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27 secrets I told the recruiters of Europe

Last week I told you about the crazy, and cool, goings on at the Evolve Conference in Czech Republic. My European trip was primarily for work (no, really, the Rugby World Cup was just a coincidence, seriously…), and I spoke to 750 recruiters in total, in the Czech Republic and also in London and Manchester. […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 17, 2015
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5 recruiter mega-fails that will cost you money. And your job.

We all know recruiters need to adapt. That is now trite to say. So then, why are so many recruiters around the world still stuck in the same tactics that they used in 1999? That won’t be sustainable. In fact recruiting 2009 style won’t cut it either. What do I mean? Who am I talking […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 6, 2014
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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
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