Crap KPI’s. Dumb managers. Unhappy recruiters: Or the smart way.

Recruiters love to be busy. Or to be more accurate, they love to feel busy. Same goes for many recruiting managers. If everyone is busy, busy, busy, they are happy. Happy, but dumb. Because yes, activity is key in recruitment. But smart activity is what we want. So many recruiters are currently getting better and […]
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The recruiting secret that made me more money than any other

Success in recruitment is ‘lots of activity – done well, with the right people’. Activity x Quality x Target Market 

= Success 
= Fun and money I believe (actually, I know) that activity is key to the ongoing success of any recruitment professional. It’s not all about activity, but activity counts. You just have to […]
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Another loudmouth ‘recruiter-hater’ falls from grace

I take zero pleasure when someone fails in business. I know too well the risk, stress and hard work it takes to start and build a business, and admire anyone who tries, regardless of the outcome. However it’s always important to be humble as you go about your work, focusing on what you can do […]
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Sixty Savage Seconds – Competing on price is a slippery slope to recruiting hell

Here's something totally new from The Savage Truth “Sixty Savage Seconds” A one minute video of the best ideas, tips and tactics for recruiters... sixty seconds to make you think. The first Sixty Savage Seconds is titled "Competing on price is a slippery slope to recruiting hell". Let me know what you think!
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Guess what? Recruiters are the worst recruiters!

Is it as we have always suspected? That recruiters are themselves, poor recruiters? Like the cobblers kid who had the worst shoes, do recruiters have the worst recruitment process? Especially when they recruit recruiters, for themselves? I asked that question in no uncertain terms a few years ago, when I bemoaned the fact that hardly […]
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New! Greg Savage in South Africa, 2017

Dear South African ‘Savage Truth’ reader, I am excited to invite you to my new South African Recruiter Masterclass Series – to be held in Cape Town and Johannesburg in August, 2017. We have two events, one aimed at Recruiters, the other at Owner/Managers. They will both be held in Cape Town and Johannesburg, Savage […]
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New! Savage & Savage UK Speaking Tour, 2017

Dear UK ‘Savage Truth’ reader, I am excited to invite you to my new UK Recruiter Masterclass Series – to be held in London, Manchester and Glasgow. Savage Sprint ‘Savage Sprint’ is for all recruiters, and anyone who manages recruiters, and focuses on growing billings. This is a highly motivating and empowering session. S.P.R.I.N.T gives you […]
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