Social media – it’s a tool, not a strategy

I was very reluctant to write this post initially. There has been so much noise about social media, and how it’s going to impact our industry, do we really need another blog on the topic? Probably not. But the rhetoric and hyperbole about social media has been bugging me lately, and it will make me […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On August 19, 2009
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Get ready for a whole new world as the recruitment market recovers

Increasingly it’s becoming clear that a real recovery in recruitment demand is looming over the horizon. In Australia we are seeing little surges of temp demand, and in Asia our job order flow at Aquent is strengthening slowly but surely. Europe is more problematical for the moment, but certainly the RCSA (Recruitment industry body in […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On August 4, 2009
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Guess What? It’s not about technology at all. It’s about connectivity!

Recruitment and staffing has been around a long time. And I have had the fortune to witness its evolution for almost 30 years. I have worked in many countries and recruited across many sectors. And guess what I have learned. The more things change… the more they stay the same! It was not that long […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On July 22, 2009
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‘The Savage Truth’ – rocking and rolling and read!

So, this blog you are reading is now two weeks old. I set up the blog at the prompting of my marketing guys and also, truthfully, because I have a lot to say about recruitment and staffing. But I also have a pretty challenging job that takes up a lot of my waking hours. As […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On June 26, 2009
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