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9 ways to make your cold-call warm
Cold calling and hard-core business development were always crucial recruiter skills. Cold-calling waned in the post-covid boom, as job-briefs became plentiful and candidate availability dried up
You will not succeed without this
It is assessed when any recruiter is hired. It is discussed in every review of recruiter potential
This is how to fill more jobs
You can’t fill your jobs and it’s all because of ‘no candidates‘, right? Wrong. It is also because you need to coach your clients on how to recruit in…
You need a recruiting career boost?
When I wrote ‘The Savage Truth’, I was nervous Could I do it? I was intimidated by an empty word document, and 40 years of recruiting history to convey. Would…
You must hire more drinkers
Yes, you read that right. Hire more drinkers! Every new recruiter brought into our industry should be a drinker
15 reasons your clients will work ‘exclusive’
Recruiters have been far too slow to react to this. Decades of kowtowing to ‘clients’ and focussing all metrics on ‘job orders in’ and ‘clients won‘ have taken the spotlight…
Do not discount your fees.
“So let me just clarify your position on this, Mr Client”. You spend 30 minutes telling me all the recruiters you have used so far are hopeless, they provide zero…
My 2-minute tip for every recruiter
This is quick – but good. I went down to Precision Sourcing and was bailed up by two of the team, and asked; “What tips would you give recruiters in…
A valuable gift for every recruiter.
I have a gift for anyone who wants it. A real gift
Can you ‘counter’ the counteroffer?
Every day recruiters contact me for advice on dealing with counteroffers. Sometimes it’s just a sob story they must tell about ‘the big one that melted away’