Crap KPI’s. Dumb managers. Unhappy recruiters: Or the smart way.

Recruiters love to be busy. Or to be more accurate, they love to feel busy. Same goes for many recruiting managers. If everyone is busy, busy, busy, they are happy. Happy, but dumb. Because yes, activity is key in recruitment. But smart activity is what we want. So many recruiters are currently getting better and […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 4, 2017
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Sixty Savage Seconds – The future of recruitment in 127 words

Here’s the next “Sixty Savage Seconds” from The Savage Truth A one minute video of the best ideas, tips and tactics for recruiters… sixty seconds to make you think. This Sixty Savage Seconds is titled “The future of recruitment in 127 words“. Let me know what you think!
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 27, 2017
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The recruiting secret that made me more money than any other

Success in recruitment is ‘lots of activity – done well, with the right people’. Activity x Quality x Target Market 

= Success 
= Fun and money I believe (actually, I know) that activity is key to the ongoing success of any recruitment professional. It’s not all about activity, but activity counts. You just have to […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 20, 2017
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Another loudmouth ‘recruiter-hater’ falls from grace

I take zero pleasure when someone fails in business. I know too well the risk, stress and hard work it takes to start and build a business, and admire anyone who tries, regardless of the outcome. However it’s always important to be humble as you go about your work, focusing on what you can do […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 6, 2017
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Guess what? Recruiters are the worst recruiters!

Is it as we have always suspected? That recruiters are themselves, poor recruiters? Like the cobblers kid who had the worst shoes, do recruiters have the worst recruitment process? Especially when they recruit recruiters, for themselves? I asked that question in no uncertain terms a few years ago, when I bemoaned the fact that hardly […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On May 16, 2017
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New! Greg Savage in South Africa, 2017

Dear South African ‘Savage Truth’ reader, I am excited to invite you to my new South African Recruiter Masterclass Series – to be held in Cape Town and Johannesburg in August, 2017. We have two events, one aimed at Recruiters, the other at Owner/Managers. They will both be held in Cape Town and Johannesburg, Savage […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On May 9, 2017
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New! Savage & Savage UK Speaking Tour, 2017

Dear UK ‘Savage Truth’ reader, I am excited to invite you to my new UK Recruiter Masterclass Series – to be held in London, Manchester and Glasgow. Savage Sprint ‘Savage Sprint’ is for all recruiters, and anyone who manages recruiters, and focuses on growing billings. This is a highly motivating and empowering session. S.P.R.I.N.T gives you […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On May 7, 2017
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Why a great recruiter is like an iceberg.

Have you ever seen an iceberg? I haven’t. But what do we know about looking at an iceberg? Most of it is hidden. The part under the water, the unseen part, supports and holds up the part you can see. And 90% of an iceberg is under water! When you see a highly successful recruiter […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On May 2, 2017
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