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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10 key recruiter skills no-one mentions.

There is much banter and some hysteria about how ‘Generative AI‘ will change recruitment, and it’s true, it will. Unfortunately, that loud noise drowns out the equally important conversation of how current and emerging recruiter skills that have nothing to do with technology are soaring in importance. This blog will be worth reading again in […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On June 13, 2023
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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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128 recruiting lessons to really thrive

My new book, ‘Recruit. The Savage Way‘ is available now everywhere. Released globally online and in bookshops today! This is my best effort at sharing everything I know about being a great recruiter. Attitude, mindset, activities, behaviours, client, candidate and selling skills, and how to manage your recruitment career. I learned it on the job […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 31, 2023
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13 mind-blowing Temp/Contract market facts

The Temp and Contract market is a missed opportunity for many recruitment companies. To be plain, it’s enormous and growing very fast. A strong Temp/Contract business will give you annuity revenue to drive extra profit in the good times and provide resilience and protection in the bad markets. That’s why The Savage Recruitment Academy […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 29, 2023
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You are a ‘rejecter’, not a recruiter

We think of ourselves as ‘recruiters’ but what is the ratio of candidates we actually do recruit into roles, compared to the number we screen, interview, or even submit? Our industry is obsessed with the number of placements we make. (Of course. I have run a recruitment business all my life. I am most guilty) […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 22, 2023
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This recruiter will beat ChatGPT

I often make the point that ‘Selling is listening’, and the foundation for any sale is to ask, listen and understand. But when you do talk, and obviously you need to, you must have something compelling to say! And the sad truth is that many recruiters struggle at this stage. Stumbling over their pitch, unable […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 10, 2023
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Can you build a resilient Temp business?

A healthy recruitment agency is an agency with sustainable annuity revenue. Perm is great while it lasts. It’s just that in a slowdown, it tends not to. But Temp and Contract are much more resilient and can even grow as the downturn cycle evolves. Building and running a successful temp desk isn’t easy. But with […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On April 11, 2023
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