Blog
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted July 8, 2024

11 cool resources for recruiters

Now is not the time to stagnate. The current slowdown is an opportunity to burnish and improve your skills as a recruiter and as a businessperson. It is the time to restock your skills briefcase. And there are some excellent resources around to help you do that. But you have got to act and join […]
2
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted July 1, 2024

Can you define a ‘good client’?

Can you define a ‘good client’? What are the characteristics of a client worth partnering with? Where will your best return come from? What is a ‘good client’ for a recruitment agency? The answers to these questions are crucial but also nuanced because you have to address the short-term need to fill jobs now – […]
0
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted June 24, 2024

My 10 biggest recruitment mistakes

The mistakes I made as a recruiter were plentiful and varied. They cost me a great deal in terms of stress, time, unhappy customers, and money. But I still value them as they were the stepping stones to improvement. At my ‘height,’ I was a good recruiter—not a great one, you understand—just good. You would […]
11
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted June 17, 2024

4 reasons your career will soar again

For most recruiters, it’s tough. For some, so challenging that they have left the recruitment industry. In the last six months, I have heard from enough recruiters and recruitment owners worldwide to appreciate that the pain is real and impacts incomes, morale, and mental health. So, it is time to reset and calibrate. 1: Firstly, […]
2
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted June 11, 2024

What is going on with LinkedIn?

Every regular LinkedIn user has felt it. Fewer views of your posts. ‘Likes’ and ‘shares’ are a fraction of what they were before. Indeed, I posted a very popular blog on the best way to ‘use the LinkedIn algorithm’ (which was all the work of Richard van der Bloom), and now it’s clear that many […]
5
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted June 3, 2024

Triple your billings with one change

So many recruiters are doing it tough. It is hard to win work, and it is challenging to close opportunities. It can lead to desparate behaviour, flinging resumes around, chasing every job-order regardless of its ‘quality’. It is understandable, but it is counter-productive on every level. Blaming the market, the clients and even the candidates […]
1
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted May 27, 2024

10 steps to building client trust

The only real path to recruitment success is building consultative relationships based on credibility and respect. You may point to good periods you have had, smashing resumes around town and hitting the target enough times to rack up some nice-looking results. But it is an illusion—a mirage. It won’t last. The irony is that the […]
3
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted May 20, 2024

My biggest tip for your career

  Do you want a tip on your recruitment career? The most critical one I can think of. Its importance has been amplified by fake news, AI-generated PR, and the pervasive lack of authenticity. Don’t mess with your reputation. It’s the only thing you will take with you when you leave. (Leave? Yes, leave your […]
1
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted May 13, 2024

6 actions of great recruiters

The ‘market is hard‘ is the word on ‘Recruiter Street‘. And it is true. It has changed since the post covid boom, for sure. But the real truth is that recruitment is hard. The market is normal, in fact. Just another stage in the inevitable cycle. What is essential is how recruiters respond to the […]
0
  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted May 6, 2024

50 astounding recruitment stats

This is fascinating! How much do you know about Recruitment and Staffing? Here are some stunning facts to consider. Something to be proud of, really. Enjoy 1. The revenue for the global staffing industry in 2022 reached almost 650 billion U.S. dollars. 2. The global temporary staffing market was valued at U.S. $500 billion in […]
4