One of The Most Powerful Things I’ve Ever Learned About the Recruitment and Search Industry

One of the most powerful things I’ve ever learned came from the late, great Earl Nightingale. He said: “If you’re in a situation and you don’t have any clear way forward and want for clear advice, look around and see what everyone else is doing and do the opposite” We often paraphrase this as ‘the…

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Why Recruitment and Search Firm Owners End Up Being Guilty By Association

As far as I’m aware, very few Recruitment and Search Firm owners ever set up in business with the goal of being just ‘average’… They usually hope for a lot more… Even so… What usually happens is, they go out and model what the average Recruitment/Search Business is doing… For example, they’ll set their prices…

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Something Recruitment and Search Firm Owners should ALWAYS Ask

Sometimes you’ve just got to ask yourself; “What’s my favourite flavour of shit sandwich and does it come with an olive?” Sounds like a strange question but hear me out… I read an online article a while back that delivered a list of some home truths about life that I think everybody needs to hear,…

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You’re Making Stupid Assumptions About Your Recruitment or Search Business

There’s one mistake that almost every Recruitment and Search Firm owner makes… And you’re almost certainly making it too… And it’s probably costing you thousands in lost revenue and profits… The mistake is making decisions based on your stupid assumptions and opinions about how and what will work for you in your business… Most of…

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What Are you Going To Do Though?

In between Christmas and New Years I had a phone call from a potential client enquiring about joining one of my programs… Two things about this… The first… This guy had been receiving emails from me for more than three years. Three years and he hadn’t bought any of my products, or even reached out…

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How To Make Sure You Stick To Your New Years Resolutions

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Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Being ‘Liked’ By Your Clients

If you’re a client of mine… I’m not there to be your friend! Sure… I get one with all my clients, and it’s important that I like them otherwise I wont take them on… But if they like me, that’s just a welcome bonus… I never go out of my way to be liked… Not…

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