Burma, tomatoes, and the hiring lesson that resonates globally

I admit it, I am a ‘recruiting-tragic‘. And a symptom of this condition is that I can’t help but think about the hiring implications of almost any situation. And so it was, travelling with my family in Myanmar (formerly Burma), one of the most isolated countries anywhere, that I was struck with a hiring lesson […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On January 15, 2013
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Recruiters, time to toughen up!

Most people who become recruiters do not last. There are many reasons for that. Poor hiring decisions and inadequate training being high on the list. But there is another key reason why so few people actually last in the hurly-burly world of agency recruiting. It’s a frigging hard job! So I know that sometimes you […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On October 12, 2011
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Fun and Money: The two reasons to come to work

There are only two reasons to come to work. Fun and money. And you have to have both. One of them will not be enough. Not if you want to love what you do, that is. Having a job where you get just one or the other, often seduces you into thinking you have found […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On September 28, 2011
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Being a recruiter rocks!

It is tough times for locked-down recruiters across Australia and NZ. Plenty of recruiters across the world are burned and bruised by the past 18 months. STAY STRONG! Truthfully, I almost wish I was a 25-year-old recruiter again, right now, because our medium-term future had never been brighter (I said ‘almost’) You must see through […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On April 20, 2011
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Real leaders give people what they need. Not what they want

This post is for anyone who manages people, or who hopes to in the future. It will probably draw some flak too, but that’s because I don’t really believe in generational differences. I think it has been largely hyped and exaggerated. I have had plenty of employees who fit into the so-called ‘Gen Y’ age […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On April 6, 2011
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5 signs your new recruiter is destined to fail!

In just about every country that I talk to recruitment business owners, they tell me they are finding it difficult to hire great recruiters. So inevitability, recruitment firms (and corporates too, I imagine) will relax their criteria, maybe train more newbies into the industry, and that is no bad thing. But… The biggest cost to […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On February 2, 2011
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Recruitment. It’s like running a marathon. Just harder

Not so long ago, I ran the Sydney Half Marathon. So why tell you this? Well, running this marathon reminded me of a very important life lesson. And it’s a lesson that has huge significance for anyone who wants to be a great recruiter and make a long-term career in this industry.
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On August 10, 2010
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Coaching Recruiters. Shut up and let them talk!

This is the fifth blog in my series on great coaching for managers of recruiter teams. Previously I expanded on the importance of ‘live feedback’, ‘real life coaching’, as well as the tactic of ‘plugging in’ new recruits. Today we look at ‘role swapping’. Many managers I have worked with feel that if they are […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 27, 2010
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‘Plug-in’ your new recruiters for fast learning

This is the fourth blog in my series on great coaching for managers of recruiter teams. Previously I expanded on the importance of ‘Live Feedback’ as well as the ‘Real Life’ approach to consultant coaching. Today we talk about effectively inducting new hires through clever coaching. If you spend all your time training consultants in […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 13, 2010
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