• By Greg Savage
  • Posted January 15, 2013
  • In hiring lesson, recruiting

Burma, tomatoes, and the hiring lesson that resonates globally

I admit it, I am a ‘recruiting-tragic‘. And a symptom of this condition is that I can’t help but think about the hiring implications of almost any situation. And so it was, travelling with my family in Myanmar (formerly Burma), one of the most isolated countries anywhere, that I was struck with a hiring lesson […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted December 18, 2012
  • In hiring lesson, recruiting

The very best of ‘The Savage Truth’ 2012

Farewell 2012. Another massive year in recruitment, with, if anything, even more challenges than the year prior. “The Savage Truth” clocked up dozens of blog posts during the year, trying to make sense of it all. And the readership has grown exponentially over that time, so I am grateful for the support from so many.  In […]
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Take the holiday. But keep the pipeline pumping!

Most of us will have some kind of break in the next month or so. Christmas, New Year, summer holidays, Chinese New Year. You, your clients and your candidates are going to have some well-deserved downtime. But what about the cost? We won’t bill while we are on the beach or in the pub. And […]
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When your client says “send me the résumé”….you say this!

The fact is you make a placement only if your candidate gets an interview. So your job as a recruiter is so much more than sourcing the talent and making the match. As important as they are, it’s all a waste of time if you don’t get your candidate sitting opposite your client. And so […]
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Arrogant recruiter gets a good smack!

Sadly it’s true; there are arrogant, unpleasant, aggressive recruiters in this world (but not many!). Anyway, the very worst amongst these, a smug, self-important, borderline sleaze-ball, was interviewing a young graduate, and as was his wont, he thought humiliating her would be a good way to go. “So” he snorted, leaning back in his chair […]
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15 ways YOU will screw up your next placement

The biggest cause of placements going wrong is the recruiter making assumptions. Assumptions that are flawed. Information is what drives success in recruitment. And that is why our industry will never die. Because the craft of managing the process still determines whether a candidate is offered, and, crucially, accepts a job. Successful recruitment is not […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 30, 2012
  • In email, Manners

Are you an E-mail E-diot?

It seems the more ways they invent for us to communicate, the worse we become at it. Email is pretty old-school these days (and I believe smart companies will replace it, internally at least, with a social communications chat-type format), but I am still constantly amazed and frustrated by the sloppy way many people use […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 10, 2012
  • In email, Manners

Free pass to hear the best recruiters at the ‘Big Biller Summit’

Very soon, I am speaking at the global ‘Big Biller Summit’, and ‘Savage Truth’ readers are invited to attend as my guest, for free. I am pleased that my  presentation ‘Reinventing the “craft” of recruitment in the digital age’ is being showcased at the summit. And you can access it here, for free. Secure your […]
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  • By Greg Savage
  • Posted October 2, 2012
  • In RCSA, recruitment

How I irritated, scared and inspired the Australian recruitment glitterati…

In my last blog post I listed 25 things I said at the RCSA Conference that apparently inspired, concerned and irritated the audience in equal part. Read about those in Part 1. This week we tackle 26 through 50. I hope you enjoy Part 2 of the summary of my RCSA presentation. 26. Actually, the main […]
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Yes, France is special…but not in recruiting!

Well, of course, that is not true. Plenty about France is special. Like the cheese. And the cafés. And the bread. And a delicious glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Or Duck Confit. Or the way a French woman can twist a scarf into the sexiest thing imaginable. Yes, plenty of special things in France. But not in […]
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