You want my one ONE BIG tip on recruitment success?

Do you want a tip on your recruitment career? The most important one I can think of? And the tip that has amplified in importance as a result of Covid? Don’t mess with your reputation. It’s the only thing you will take with you when you leave. Every contact with candidate, client or colleague is […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On April 6, 2021
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14 Agency Recruitment Metrics to run your business (Part 3)

My previous two blogs (Part 1 and Part 2) on this topic revealed seven of the critical metrics needed to run your recruitment agency efficiently and productively. Today, metrics eight through ten for your reading pleasure. All supported by the excellent data from my friend Nigel Harse at Staffing Industry Metrics, so I can provide you with updated […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On April 1, 2021
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Who fills Agency jobs fastest? Australia, NZ, UK or USA?

This is powerful data at numerous levels from Jobadder. Firstly, how long have we been preaching that Agency recruiters need to realise the value of their database, extracting the gold buried with the many candidates locked within? I have said many times that for most Agencies, their database is like a candidate graveyard. It is […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On March 30, 2021
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Agency Temp demand nosedives. Then soars!

In most downturns, we can rely on temporary and contract demand to hold up better than permanent hiring. Indeed, we usually see it come back much earlier than permanent. My experience is you can grow a robust Temp/Contract business long before the recession is officially over. The figures from JobAdder showing temporary & contract demand […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On March 23, 2021
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What do you say if your Client uses The ‘C’ Word?

As the market recovers, misguided clients will try to push down agency fees. Under the flawed impression that ‘recruiting is easy now’ and ‘there are lots of candidates because of Covid’, some employers will try to leverage recruiters on fee, and they will use both old tactics and new. I have blogged about how you […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On March 16, 2021
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14 Agency Recruitment Metrics to run your business (Part 2)

In the last blog on this topic, I shared the first four of the fourteen critical metrics you need to run your recruitment agency effectively. You need these ratios and benchmarks to help you drive excellence and to make sure you don’t drive your business into the ground. With brilliant data from my friend Nigel Harse at Staffing […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On March 11, 2021
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Agency 2020 Permanent Placement Trends. The facts.

Recently, I shared the telling JobAdder data on new job-orders taken by Recruitment Agencies in 2020 in Australia and New Zealand. Today, actual permanent placements made. Empirical data gleaned from many thousands of recruiters across both countries. ( You can get the full JobAdder Report here!) Permanent placements are the definitive measure of permanent hiring […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On March 9, 2021
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14 Agency Recruitment Metrics to run your business

I have highlighted the ‘Sacred Agency Recruitment Metrics’ before. But right now, they are more critical than ever. You need these ratios and benchmarks to help you drive excellence and to make sure you don’t drive your business into the ground. But now, here they are updated! With brilliant data from my friend Nigel Harse […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On March 2, 2021
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Thinking about starting your own Recruitment Agency?

You are thinking about starting your own recruitment agency? It could be exactly the right time. Huge opportunity. (Read how my Agency start-ups worked after a recession!) But you need a plan! And lots of moving parts can go wrong. Many who try are ill-prepared. Some have a chance of making it. All need help. […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On February 24, 2021
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Recruitment Agencies see massive job bounce-back!

We all know what happened to Recruitment demand from March onwards last year. It was disastrous. In Australia and New Zealand at least, we have seen massive improvements. Many Agencies are in growth mode. Anecdotally, despite everything, pipelines were filling up in the last Quarter of 2020. But where is the empirical data? Is it […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On February 23, 2021
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