By Greg Savage
Posted July 15, 2014
In client skills, Leadership, Management Skills, Recruiter coaching, recruitment

36 lessons I learned from 2,000 client visits

I have done more than 2,000 client visits in recruitment. And some of them were disaster. But I got better over time. Much better. So did I learn anything? I like to think so. Do these resonate with you?

By Greg Savage
Posted July 1, 2014
In Recruiter coaching, recruitment, recruitment skills

Five recruiter ‘must haves’ (Infographic)

Welcome to the first ever ‘Savage Truth’ Infographic. Just to mix thing up a bit. Short and sweet, too. Five recruiter essentials. Check you have them, won’t you? Thanks to Ross Coverdale of Head Resourcing for producing this Infographic. Have your say. Please leave your comments and ideas below. ***************************************************************************************************** Subscribe to The Savage […]

By Greg Savage
Posted June 17, 2014
In Coaching recruiters, Employee engagement, Management Skills, recruiting recruiters, recruitment, recruitment skills

20 reasons your boss hates you

Does your boss hate you? OK, hate is a strong word. I am sure she does not actually hate you. (Well, maybe not). But let’s say you irritate her, disappoint her, and ultimately incline her to regard you more as a liability than an asset. And that can only end in tears. 30 years of […]

By Greg Savage
Posted June 3, 2014
In client skills, Coaching recruiters, Hiring Trends, Leadership, LinkedIn, Managing Recruiters, Recruiter coaching, recruitment, recruitment skills, Recruitment Trends, talent management

Candidates are not an online commodity

Technology is changing our industry, on all fronts. And of course, we are seeing the arrival of a myriad of online recruiting offerings, each claiming to be the beginning of the end for traditional recruitment. But, lets get real. Candidates are not an online commodity. Some people would have you believe they are. LinkedIn for […]

By Greg Savage
Posted May 20, 2014
In Coaching recruiters, Employee engagement, KPIs, Leadership, Management Skills, recruitment, recruitment skills

7 ways recruiters will learn to love their KPIs!

KPIs! Metrics! Hit your numbers! Micro-Management! These are some of the dirtiest words in the recruitment lexicon. Yet, it’s a universal truth that all recruitment relies on certain activities, being done well, consistently. In my experience, managers of recruitment teams adopt one of three approaches to KPIs. Two of them are disastrous, and then of […]

By Greg Savage
Posted May 13, 2014
In Coaching recruiters, Management Skills, marketing, personal branding, Recruiter coaching, recruitment, social media advice, social media tips, Social Networking, Social recruiting, talent management, Technology, Twitter, twitter advice, twitter tips

How I got to 30,000 (now 50,000) Twitter followers

If you are serious about building your business, you should be on Twitter. The benefits for all professionals looking to build brand, enhance their profile, and create relationships are exceptional. But if you are currently dabbling with Twitter, have few followers, and tweet inconsistently, then my advice to you is change your ways, or get off […]

By Greg Savage
Posted May 6, 2014
In dinosaur recruiters, recruiter tips, recruiters, recruitment, recruitment tips

5 recruiter mega-fails that will cost you money. And your job.

We all know recruiters need to adapt. That is now trite to say. So then, why are so many recruiters around the world still stuck in the same tactics that they used in 1999? That won’t be sustainable. In fact recruiting 2009 style won’t cut it either. What do I mean? Who am I talking […]

By Greg Savage
Posted May 2, 2014
In dinosaur recruiters, recruiter tips, recruiters, recruitment, recruitment tips

An hour training or coaching with Greg Savage? (for charity)

I am delighted to have the opportunity to help a friend of mine raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. Two years ago Ross Clennett’s sister, Mary, died of breast cancer, aged 44, leaving behind a 6 year old son, a 4 year old daughter and her devastated husband of 17 years. Since Mary’s […]

By Greg Savage
Posted April 23, 2014
In candidate care, client skills, Coaching recruiters, customer service, Hiring Trends, Recruiter coaching, recruiting recruiters, recruitment

I travelled 17,000 kilometres to tell the British recruiters this!

Recently I flew across the world as a guest of REC to speak to recruiters in Manchester and London. (South Africa is next by the way) The Business Brains II series included excellent presentations from Kevin Green, the CEO of REC, and Mary B Lucas, an American staffing veteran with a brilliant story to tell, […]

By Greg Savage
Posted April 15, 2014
In Employee engagement, Leadership, management, Management Skills, recruitment

Three massive recruitment ‘people-blunders’

Recruitment is a ‘people business’ in more ways than one. If you own or run a recruitment business, you will know that staff salaries absorb 60% of your costs. That percentage can be even higher with under-performing businesses. So obviously solving the ‘people-puzzle’ is critical. You will never grow a sustainable business without the right […]

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