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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted December 2, 2024

What if the interview goes badly?

It will happen. Candidate interviews with clients sometimes fail, which can be disappointing and strain relationships. However, this presents opportunities. Recruitment is a journey, not an event, and people often act unpredictably. Success lies in how you respond to these setbacks. Embrace the ‘art’ of recruitment and follow two key strategies to turn interview failures into future successes.
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted November 25, 2024

One tactic will turbocharge your impact

Recruiters feel depleted, with few jobs to fill, stalled markets, and AI posing new threats. They need an uncomplicated, positive, and productive solution. Here’s a simple daily strategy for recruiters and leaders alike. Execute it consistently, and you’ll see improved results and a boost in self-esteem.
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted November 18, 2024

4 ways to boost your Temp business

I love the Temp and Contract recruitment business. It gives you annuity revenue, stability, protection against a downturn, and is also very profitable when well run. You may wish to grow your Temp and Contractor numbers. Or planning to build a Temp business from scratch. Here are four key levers to increase gross profit from your Temp and Contract business
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted November 13, 2024

The best recruitment event in history?

The Evolve Summit in Europe last week was an extraordinary event. Read on to hear all about it, but also see the highlights of my keynote address to 500 attendees. “The future of recruitment – a marriage of art and science” AI will not replace you! A skilled recruiter with strong influencing skills who uses AI, will.
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted November 5, 2024

The candidate’s revenge will hurt you

Recruiters, In-house and Agency are equally guilty. The candidate experience has been a disaster for decades. New AI tools are making recruitment much worse for all parties. The hype about AI streamlining and improving recruitment is miles from reality. Stressed recruiters focussing on generating clients, are giving worse service to candidates. The demand cycle will turn again, and then candidates will take revenge!
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 28, 2024

How is the recruitment market really?

It is the most asked question in recruitment. 'How is the market for you?' It is also the most common justification for poor results. 'The market is awful right now.' It is the source of the most outrageous hyperbole. 'This is the worst the market has been this century.' So, what is really happening with the market?' This chart tells you everything.
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted September 23, 2024

Will You Stay Relevant In Recruitment?

Are you still ‘relevant’? A confronting question, but we all need to ask it of ourselves. This is a five-minute video, but it could change your life. Chris Savage reflects on how he went from being the ‘youngest person in the room’ early in his career, to now, when he is inevitably the oldest person at every meeting and event.
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted September 16, 2024

Lessons From The Red-Light District

Years ago, I was in Amsterdam, where I was responsible for the local office of the global staffing company, Aquent. Venturing out from my hotel, which was in the very centre, I was overwhelmed by the swarm of tourists and locals that plied the streets wandering, seemingly, without purpose. I sat at a café and pondered the mass of humanity.
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted September 9, 2024

2 Out Of 5 Clients Will Dump You

This is shocking, and you will be inclined to deny it. But the data is precise. Here it is. Two in five clients do not return to the same recruitment agency for a second job. That's 40%! Let's be fair. It's not always the recruiter's fault. And sometimes, maybe, the recruiter does not even want to work with that client again!
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted September 2, 2024

Can You Feel The Market Rising?

Every recruiter has a view on 'the market'. It is often accurate but often an excuse for poor performance. Undoubtedly, we have dropped from the highs of the post-COVID boom. But is it that bad? Compared to a real downturn? And crucially, is it recovering? The answer seems to be 'no' and 'yes.' No, it's not that bad. And, yes, it is recovering.
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