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Leadership & Management

New Recruitment Leadership Book: 30 Years of Industry Insight in 7 Habits

Award-winning ‘recruitment industry lifer’, NED and Strategic Coach, Alison Humphries is imparting her knowledge from a 30-year recruitment career into her brand new book, ‘Seven Habits of Successful Recruitment Leaders’.

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Performance & Productivity

Job Advert Checklist: 8 Critical Rules to Improve Your Recruitment Ads

Have you discovered a big price increase to list on job boards? Are your adverts not getting the same or better results than they did in 2019? If so, this blog is a must-read for you!

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Recruitment Models & Innovation

Naming Your Recruitment Business: Why It Matters More Than You Think

New recruitment business owners often make this mistake – in fact, more often than not. Maybe they don’t consider it important. Or maybe it gives them a nice, warm feeling when they show it to their friends and family. 

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Business Development & Client Strategy

Account Development in Recruitment: The Two Most Important Words for Leaders

I have observed a “generation” of recruiters entirely focused on filling jobs. Their tools are speed and technology. I have no issue with both of these, which are sufficient for closing deals and hitting numbers – in the short term.

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Recruitment Models & Innovation

Recruitment vs SaaS Business Model: Why You Need to Change Strategy Fast

I have several recruiter clients who work with sexy, high-growth start-ups. Both the recruitment business owner and their teams enjoy their interactions with a forward-thinking CEO. As well as their

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Leadership & Management

Non-Executive Director Priorities: Why They’re Not All the Same

A couple of months ago, I started to work with a new client. This business owner was recruiting in a buoyant sector but his sales revenue had dipped a little over the last two years, due to difficulties retaining staff.

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Performance & Productivity

Poor Communication in Recruitment: How It’s Costing You Time and Money

Regular readers will know already that I broke my arm and foot while on holiday. Consequently, I am relying on taxis to get me to the clients near me so that I can still visit in person.

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Business Development & Client Strategy

Account Management in Recruitment: A Five-Point Plan for Winning More Clients

One of my clients, Matthew, rolled his eyes at our last meeting. “Clients have become such tarts! They’ll engage with anyone these days who promises them a CV.”

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Performance & Productivity

Recruitment Training Online: Backup or Top-Up – But Never a Substitute for Real Learning

I took a postgraduate diploma in L&D. I have since used my knowledge to build and deliver countless bespoke, in-house learning programmes. I understand the science of learning. I’ve won awards for it.

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Leadership & Management

Seven Habits of Successful Recruitment Business Leaders: My Take on Covey’s Classic

Fostering good habits within your business builds an infrastructure that makes virtuous behaviour more automatic. The result? More success in realising your organisation’s goals, while bolstering the opportunity to take on more challenging goals.

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