New! The Savage Recruitment Academy

Good news! I have developed a new concept to support recruiter training and recruitment manager development. There is a chance that you have attended one of my public masterclasses over recent years. Abandoning false modesty, these have been very well received, drawing upwards of 500 attendees in some cases. The last four of these recorded […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 25, 2021
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Recruitment is not Tinder. COVID screwed that.

Let’s be honest about our industry for a moment. Prior to the pandemic, technology and lack of skill drove plenty of recruiters to treat recruitment like a dating app. Swipe left. Swipe right. Post-COVID, you have a choice. Go back to being what you always were. A keyword-matching, resume-flicking, in-box spamming, transactional recruiting hack. (Ouch! […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On September 1, 2020
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Savage Sell Masterclass UK. 200 signed up already!

Savage Sell Sophisticated selling for the Modern Recruiter Over 200 UK recruiters signed up already! Don’t miss out This series of half-day master classes will be held in September 2019, in London, Manchester and Glasgow. These will likely be sold out, so please – book now! And it’s sharply priced so Agencies can send entire […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On July 2, 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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This piece of advice changed a recruitment business forever

I quite often get emails and messages from people who have appreciated or acted on my advice. I won’t lie to you, it’s gratifying when the experience you pass on, helps others. Keeps me going to be honest. But sometimes the impact of a little guidance is pivotal in a business, and so I decided […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On April 10, 2018
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‘Exclusive’ candidates will double your billings

Not long ago I wrote how ‘unique candidates’ are the future of successful recruiting. Indeed, recruiters talk a great deal about securing exclusive job orders (although few recruiters actually know how!) while we should really put equal focus on negotiating exclusivity with highly specialised, in-demand candidates. The rewards for doing so are juicy-sweet. Don’t misunderstand. […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 15, 2017
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Sixty Savage Seconds – If you have to discount fees, remember this!

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 “If you have to discount fees, remember this!“. Let me know what you think!

Posted by Greg Savage
On July 25, 2017
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Such a great recruitment business. So I bought it! And why.

Well, I didn’t buy the whole business. But I did invest a significant amount of money for a significant shareholding, and a place on the Board. I thought long and hard about publishing this blog. This is personal financial information after all. Not really something to ‘share’. And I have invested in plenty of other […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On July 26, 2016
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If you care about success and profit in recruitment, read this…

600 recruiters are already signed up for this event. We expect that number to climb to 800. That is a phenomenal level of interest, witness to the fact that many in our industry are determined to thrive in a challenging new environment. The Early Bird discount closes this week, 23rd January Please don’t miss out […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On January 20, 2015
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Why ‘agency recruitment’ is totally screwed

The recruitment agency business model is grotesquely dysfunctional. It is broken. Yes. It. Is. Certainly for permanent recruitment. We are just so used to it, have it so imbued in our psyche, that we don’t appreciated how farcical and damaging it is. For everybody. Multi-listed, contingent job-orders benefit no-one. Clients, naively thinking they get a […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On March 11, 2014
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