Check out the coolest recruitment office ever!

I remember it vividly. It was the darkest hour of the Covid-apocalypse in Australia. Mid 2020. Collapsing revenue. Staff losses. Lockdowns. WFH. WTF! At people2people, the pain was severe, as with all recruiters. However, more than 1,000 temps and a robust consulting team with deep relationships, combined with intelligent and swift cost-reduction, kept the business […]
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14 Agency Recruitment Metrics to run your business (Part 4. FULL SET!)

My previous three blogs (Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3) on this topic revealed ten of the critical metrics needed to run your recruitment agency efficiently and productively. Today, the final four! All supported by the excellent data from Nigel Harse at Staffing Industry Metrics, so I can provide you with updated metrics with bits […]
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Recruitment Agency ‘Job-Fill’ rates rising! Are yours?

Filling a high percentage of the Job-Orders taken is a key driver of Agency profitability, and a strong measure of the quality of the recruitment consulting in the business. This metric fell in Australia, to Agencies filling four jobs out of ten taken in Quarter 1 2020. Since then, the fill ratio has been climbing. […]
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Three Savage Recruiting Podcasts

Since Covid began I have done over 100 podcasts and webinars to help out friends and colleagues across the world. I housed a lot of them here for you to review when required. Recently I knocked off these three podcasts, which have been getting strong feedback. Lots of material to do with Covid business development […]
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You want my one ONE BIG tip on recruitment success?

Do you want a tip on your recruitment career? The most important one I can think of? And the tip that has amplified in importance as a result of Covid? Don’t mess with your reputation. It’s the only thing you will take with you when you leave. Every contact with candidate, client or colleague is […]
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14 Agency Recruitment Metrics to run your business (Part 3)

My previous two blogs (Part 1 and Part 2) on this topic revealed seven of the critical metrics needed to run your recruitment agency efficiently and productively. Today, metrics eight through ten for your reading pleasure. All supported by the excellent data from my friend Nigel Harse at Staffing Industry Metrics, so I can provide you with updated […]
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Who fills Agency jobs fastest? Australia, NZ, UK or USA?

This is powerful data at numerous levels from Jobadder. Firstly, how long have we been preaching that Agency recruiters need to realise the value of their database, extracting the gold buried with the many candidates locked within? I have said many times that for most Agencies, their database is like a candidate graveyard. It is […]
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Agency Temp demand nosedives. Then soars!

In most downturns, we can rely on temporary and contract demand to hold up better than permanent hiring. Indeed, we usually see it come back much earlier than permanent. My experience is you can grow a robust Temp/Contract business long before the recession is officially over. The figures from JobAdder showing temporary & contract demand […]
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