The best business advice I could EVER give you

This is a short blog. Which is ironic because it took me 30 years to learn what I share here. Read carefully please. This will save you a world of pain. When things are going well, when then results are good, when it seem you can do no wrong, be sure you don’t get taken […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On February 25, 2014
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Greg Savage Speaking Tour. Back in the UK.

After the outstanding success of my November 2013 speaking gigs in the UK (he said, modestly), I am delighted to be invited back, by REC this time, for the ‘Business Brains’ Masterclass. The topic is ‘Remake. Remodel. Future Proof Recruitment’, in Manchester (3rd April) and London (4th April). In this Masterclass I will cover: What […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On February 18, 2014
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Dead recruiter walking

Recently I highlighted a new breed of recruiter who will thrive as technology and shifting customer attitudes disrupt the recruiting world like never before. I called these guys ‘drinkers’, although I later realised what I really meant was DRINKAE’s But what about the profile of the redundant recruiter? The one who has not adapted to […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On February 11, 2014
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Do you have these 5 recruiter skills?

Recruiters are not going to succeed by churning out mindless activities that worked years ago, but which are futile now. We all know that the industry is hurtling through a period of extreme change and evolution. But, ironically, few recruiters, or even business owners, are focusing on reinventing the skills of their consulting teams. Which […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On January 29, 2014
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Would you like to work with Greg Savage?

Sales Director – Australia & New Zealand (Country Manager opportunity) Salary: $80k to $120k Basic + commissions = OTE $180K+ This is the coolest job for a recruiter who loves recruitment. But no longer wants to be a recruiter! Check here for full details but for a snapshot, read on. The Opportunity: A unique […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On January 26, 2014
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My universal hiring challenge to you.

This is simple. But powerful. When the time comes to make your next hire, simply ask yourself one key question, before you make an offer. ‘Will this person raise our average?’ That’s it. Ask yourself, and ask the other hiring managers involved. If we hire this person, will she raise the average across all our […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On January 14, 2014
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This is what clients REALLY want from a recruiter.

The truth is that clients are deserting the recruitment industry in droves. In many cases they are cynical about our value and skeptical about our ability to deliver anything they can’t get themselves. As we are all aware, they are building sophisticated systems, and hiring internal recruiting experts, specifically to cut out third-party recruiters. And […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 26, 2013
34 Comments

Can Internal Recruiters assist candidates as much as Agency Recruiters can?

Agency Recruiters will always beat Internal Recruiters. Always. Even great internal recruiters can never do as good a job for candidates as great agency recruiters do. Never. Ever. And that’s simply because internal recruiters are at a significant disadvantage when it comes to supporting candidates in their job search. Let’s examine the ways; Internal recruiters, […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 12, 2013
92 Comments

Can we trust LinkedIn?

I love LinkedIn. But I do not trust LinkedIn. For recruiters, it’s obviously a key tool, and clearly a brilliant invention that is part of a seismic shift in the way recruitment works. I wish I had invented it. But I believe, that for agency recruiters, LinkedIn is not your friend. Don’t get me wrong, […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 29, 2013
45 Comments

Why are recruiters so cavalier about hiring their own staff?

Ponder these 7 facts, please. Fact 1: Over the last 15 years I have had more than 1,000 people report to me, directly or indirectly. Over my working life, who knows how high that number is? Fact 2: 90% of those people are recruiters or recruiting managers. Fact 3: Just about the biggest issue owners and managers of […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 15, 2013
51 Comments

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