Every single truly great recruiter has… this…

Want to know why some recruiters forge long and successful careers and others struggle and fade away? Want to know why a handful of recruiters survive, even thrive, during a downturn, and generate bigger returns in the good times? Why some love this industry, and turn it into a meaningful career, while others leave bitter […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 29, 2019
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My crazy first promotion. In London, 1983

I was 24 Permanent recruiter in London. I held my own during my first year in the dog-eat-dog environment at Accountancy Personnel, but I wasn’t a superstar. I never topped the billing table, but I did deliver good results and felt relatively secure. That was, I did until a dry spell hit, and two quiet […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On September 24, 2019
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Great recruiting is great recruiting. Anywhere!

My recruitment career has allowed me the tremendous privilege of running and owning recruitment businesses all over the world. Literally. At one stage it was 30 offices in 17 countries (while I was at Aquent, from 2001 to 2010). I made some almighty cockups while doing that, but I also learned at least one golden […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On September 17, 2019
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Recruitment unplugged (40 minute podcast)

I enjoyed doing this 40-minute podcast with Shaun McCambridge, MD of Stellar Recruitment. If you are a recruiter, recruitment leader, recruitment owner, or even a client of recruiters, I believe there are some helpful insights. We cover a lot in 40 minutes including: – The effect of AI on recruitment. Scaling and selling various recruitment […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 20, 2019
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Sixty Savage Seconds – How Many of Your Recruiters Would You Rehire?

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 ‘How Many Of Your Recruiters Would You Rehire?. Let me know what you think! View here.

Posted by Greg Savage
On July 16, 2019
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‘Burn-out’ – and why recruiters really leave Agencies.

What causes ‘burn-out’ and why people fail and leave. The management skill that will reverse high staff turnover and drive retention and productivity. (Less than three minutes) • Why we have high staff turnover in recruitment. • People leave because they feel they stop learning. • Coaching and mentoring and developing people.. is in fact […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On June 11, 2019
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Wait! What? In-house recruiter turnover is worse than Agency?

Recently I published some confronting data from Staffing Industry Metrics where Recruitment Agency staff turnover in 2018 was estimated at 47%, an horrific number, and one that prompted this blog from me. However, we now have fresh data from recruitment technology firm JobAdder, who had their data analysts run reports from approximately 10,000 recruiters in […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 21, 2019
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Free UK webinar. Modern selling in recruitment. Greg and Chris Savage

It is on tomorrow. Free! Sign up now. ‘Sophisticated Sales Skills for the Future Fit Recruiter’ 21st May 2019 12.00pm UK time Greg and Chris Savage and the REC are delighted to offer a free webinar, where they will give us a glimpse into the content of their all new material event, “Savage Sell”. The […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 20, 2019
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The best recruiter is not always the best manager!

Perhaps the most common mistake in Agency recruitment. The biggest biller is promoted to lead other recruiters. It can work, but mostly it is a disaster because the skills and competencies required for success are so different! VIEW VIDEO. Short and strong.(2 minutes) • The Billing Manager is without a doubt the toughest job in […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 14, 2019
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A recession is coming. And you will not survive.

This is a horror story. Unlike most horror stories, this one is true in every single detail. I was 29 years old. With a team of intrepid colleagues, we founded Recruitment Solutions, and we were going to take on the world. We were ambitious. We opened with ten people on day one. We had two […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 23, 2018
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