Recruitment Agencies see massive job bounce-back!

We all know what happened to Recruitment demand from March onwards last year. It was disastrous. In Australia and New Zealand at least, we have seen massive improvements. Many Agencies are in growth mode. Anecdotally, despite everything, pipelines were filling up in the last Quarter of 2020. But where is the empirical data? Is it […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On February 23, 2021
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15 Stunning Recruitment Stats from 2020.

We all know it has been a cataclysmic year in recruitment. But do you realise how massively Agency recruitment has been impacted? And what about the recovery? Is it happening? Which countries are doing best? Here are 15 of the most jaw-dropping recruitment statistics from 2020. Taken from the recently released JobAdder report You can […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 22, 2020
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How my fear saved my recruitment company in a recession

I had a significant experience during the massive downturn of the ‘90s. It taught me a crucial lesson about leadership in tough times. It was something I did. And I did not even know I was doing it! I was running Recruitment Solutions, a company I had founded with two others. We had a golden […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On August 25, 2020
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You can talk – but do you have anything to say?

Every day I am asked, ‘what skill do I need during this crisis’? ‘Many‘, is the trite answer. But this one, for sure. To shine in this crisis, and the subsequent recovery, you must build a compelling narrative. And this skill has implications far beyond our current situation. This goes to the heart of the […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On May 26, 2020
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Every recruiter will love this recession news

This is a message of hope. The sun will shine on recruitment again! The worst recession I’ve ever been through in recruitment was in the early 90s. My three-year-old start-up business, Recruitment Solutions, had been doing brilliantly. Within three years annual revenues were over $13M in 1990. But 12 months later that dropped to $8M. […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On April 21, 2020
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Inside the Crisis Plan of a UK Recruitment Owner

The COVID Crisis is obviously effecting recruiters (and everyone!) globally. I get 30 messages a day from recruiters all over the world, mostly asking for help. But this one offered some ideas Very kindly sent in by Daryl Williams, of Vadar Moss in the UK, this was her COVID plan. Useful for all I think […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On April 16, 2020
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Would your company survive a recession? (Free Webinar. UK)

What would happen if your permanent Gross Profit (Net fees) dropped by 50%, and temporary/contract GP by 25%? Would your business survive a downturn in the market? Join me and Mike Walmsley on Wednesday 2nd October at 11am BST for this free, interactive, 30 minute webinar, where we will shed light on how make sure […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On September 30, 2019
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Nothing is tougher than leading in a downturn.

My previous two blogs were on the theme of ensuring your company is recession-proof. The first, ‘A recession is coming. And you will not survive’, told tales of recessions past, and how we rode them out when many others did not. Last week in ‘Recession. Are you vulnerable?’, I provided a checklist of warning signs, […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 20, 2018
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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 […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On November 5, 2018
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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 […]

Posted by Greg Savage
On October 23, 2018
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