Recession. Are you vulnerable?

I ask all my clients to consider this question at Board level. And it always shocks them.   “What would happen if our permanent Gross Profit (Net fees) dropped by 50%, and temporary/contract GP by 25%? And the drop occurred in a month and did not recover for two years. Would we survive?” And I […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 30, 2018
  • In business, Sixty Savage Seconds

Sixty Savage Seconds – The best business advice I could EVER give you

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 ‘The best business advice I could EVER give you’. Let me know what you think! View here. 
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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 […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 16, 2018
  • In recruitment, Sixty Savage Seconds

Sixty Savage Seconds – I only hire recruiters from this generation

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 ‘I only hire recruiters from this generation’. Let me know what you think! View here. 
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 2, 2018
  • In recruitment, Sixty Savage Seconds

Sixty Savage Seconds – 5 blunders recruiters are making now

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 ‘5 blunders recruiters are making now’. Let me know what you think! View here. 
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You are not in ‘recruitment’. You are in ‘rejection’.

Which industry disappoints a higher percentage of customers than ours? We think of ourselves as ‘recruiters’ but what is the ratio of candidates we actually do recruit into roles, compared to the number we screen, interview, or even submit? Our industry is obsessed with the number of placements we make (Of course. I have run […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted September 18, 2018
  • In recruitment, Sixty Savage Seconds

Sixty Savage Seconds – Great recruiters are superb seducers

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 ‘Great recruiters are superb seducers’. Let me know what you think! View here. 
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted August 28, 2018
  • In recruitment

Help me write ‘The Savage Truth’ book!

Hello friends and colleagues, With my 40th anniversary of joining the recruitment industry fast approaching, I have, after some prodding, made the commitment to write a book. Collaborating with me on this project are Lesley Horsburgh (writer/editor) and Ross Clennett (contributions co-ordinator). But I need your help. Especially if we worked together: Accountancy Personnel, Accountancy […]
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