“This is all basic stuff”

A short while ago I was contacted by a Search Firm Owner who wanted to know how to get more business… So I spent about 20 minutes showing him what he could do to achieve just that… His response… “This is all basic stuff” And he didn’t seem too happy about it… And he was…

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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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Recruitment and Search Firm Owners Deserve MORE!

I just want more for you! I want more for your Recruitment or Search Business… And I want more for your family… I want you to have more clients, better clients, clients that pay you a premium fee and clients that buy from you over and over again…. I want your revenue and profits to…

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Today a mentor and colleague of mine reminded me of something very important…

It’s something I already knew at some level… But didn’t really think about it until it was shoved in my face… As I write this it’s July 4th… American Independence Day… But that also means we are ALREADY more than halfway through the year! I’ll repeat that again so it sinks in… We are ALREADY…

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Why Isn’t Your Recruitment or Search Business Doing Better?

I’ve increased revenue and profits in my business year after year… I get to serve the best clients the industry has to offer, I’m working less hours and LOVE what I do… This is obviously a good thing… But… I’m not satisfied… To be quite honest… I just want more! It’s not like I’m struggling……

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What Recruitment and Search Firm Owners can learn from my Naked Friend

A while back… A friend of mine was telling me the story about how he thought he heard someone trying to break into his house… He was upstairs getting ready for bed and had just got out of the shower…When suddenly he heard a loud crash coming from downstairs… So what did he do? Ripped…

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Myths About Sex and How They Effect Your Recruitment or Search Business

As a teenage boy growing up…. One of the many things that fascinated me about life, was ‘sex’. I wanted to learn all there was to know about it… But asking your parents, or a mature adult about things like that was embarrassing… So I turned to the more experienced members of my peer group…

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The Two Mind-sets of Recruitment and Search Firm Owners

Many years ago, two salesmen were sent by a British shoe manufacturer to Africa to investigate and report back on market potential… The first salesman reported back, “There is no potential here – nobody wears shoes.” The second salesman reported back, “There is massive potential here – nobody wears shoes.” You may have heard that…

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Why Aren’t You the Most Expensive Recruitment or Search Firm In Your Sector?

Serious question… Why aren’t you the most expensive in your market? If you’re already the most expensive, then great… Obviously this doesn’t apply to you…. But If not… Then why? It’s a question that a former mentor of mine asked me a while back and it forced me to take a serious look at they…

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Is Your Recruitment/Search Business a Baby or a Dog?

So… The baby verses dog thing… Don’t worry it will all makes sense in a minute… It’s an analogy I heard in a podcast while back and it contains a very important lesson so I thought I’d share it with you… If you’re raising a baby… Although initially they’d be a lot of work involved……

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Why It’s GOOD To Look Stupid As A Recruitment or Search Firm Owner

Most people hate to look stupid… Why? Because it means other people laugh at us… and we simply don’t like it. But me? I love it… I’ll explain why in a moment, but first consider this: for people to REALLY laugh at us, our stupidity has to meet two criteria: 1. It’s got to be…

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Why Your Recruitment Or Search Business Sucks And It’s All Your Fault…

When I first started out in this industry… I statement I used a lot was, “It’s not your fault” … Usually when talking to a Recruitment or Search Firm owners whose business wasn’t doing as well as they would like… They would complain about the challenges they were facing in their business… Usually around lack…

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Why Recruitment and Search Firm Owners Should Alienate Their Target Audience

One thing that stops Recruitment and Search Firm Owners marketing their business and getting their company name out there is… They’re scared that some of their “potential clients” won’t like it and they’ll miss out of sales… It’s one of the big objections I get from my clients when I encourage them to do things…

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One Major Mistake Most Recruitment And Search Firm Owners Are Making With Their LinkedIn Account And How To Fix It

Hope you are well… On Wednesday (4th May) I’m hosting a FREE live training exclusively for Recruitment and Search Firm Owners that reveals exactly what one Search Firm did to generate over $200K in NEW business revenue using LinkedIn…   If you haven’t already registered, click the link below now…   Click here to join….…

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Case Study: What One Search Firm Did To Generate Over $200K In NEW Business Revenue Using Just LinkedIn

Next Wednesday (4th May) I’m hosting a FREE live online training exclusively for Recruitment and Search Firm Owners that reveals exactly what one Search Firm did to generate over $200K in NEW business revenue using just LinkedIn… I shared some of what I’ll be going through on Wednesday with some of my best clients recently…

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The Impractical Side of Your Recruitment or Search Business

One of my favourite shows at the moment is a hidden camera show called ‘Impractical Jokers’… If you haven’t seen it… It follows four mates as they take turns coercing one another into doing public pranks while being filmed by hidden cameras…. The show differs from other prank television programs in that the stars of…

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Why Talented Recruiters Sometimes Fail In Business (What You Can Learn From Prince Continued….)

You may remember a couple of days ago I a blog that talked about Prince and what Recruitment and Search Firm owners can learn from him… (read it here) Well… I had this comment from one Recruitment Business Owner on LinkedIn… “Sorry Terry … Prince has nothing to do with the UK Recruitment industry and…

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What Recruitment and Search Firm Owners Can Learn From Prince

So… You probably heard the news…. Prince passed away yesterday…. But he aint the only one… You may have noticed that this year celebrities are passing away left, right and centre… We had David Bowie in January… Followed by Alan Rickman, Eagles frontman Glenn Frey and Sir Terry Wogan…. In February, Kill a Mockingbird author…

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[Podcast] #33: How To Make Your Recruitment Or Search Firm Stand Out Like A Turd In a Swimming Pool

In this weeks episode of the ‘Renegade Recruiter Unleashed’ we talk about standing out from the crowd. Are you happy being “Average Joe”, “Mr Mediocre” or “Mrs Vanilla”? I didn’t think so! We will cover how you can take your Recruitment or Search Firm Business to the next level through Relentless marketing, Violating industry norms,…

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The Subtle Difference Between Simple and Easy in Your Recruitment or Search Business

There’s difference between simple and easy… But sometimes people get the two confused… Easy means you can achieve the desired objective without any hard work, without having to learn something new and without too much mental or physical strain involved… Simple means you can achieve the desired task by following some basic principles… But mastering…

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