Blogs by tag - Lisa Jones

Maximising RoI and RoE in Recruitment: A Practical Guide for Leaders

Return on investment (RoI) is a key objective for every recruitment leader, yet it can often be a challenge to achieve. Costs are rising, recruiting is getting tougher, and getting a solid return on effort (RoE) is becoming more difficult. Recruitment leaders are facing increasing costs across multiple areas:Bullhorn and Automation investments.LinkedIn and job board costs.Staffing and training investments.Many of my clients express a desire to "do more with what they have," or even better, to "do more with less." They need both RoI and RoE to drive success. But how can they achieve true RoI and RoE in recruitment? Let's explore.RoI vs. RoE: What’s the Difference?Both RoI (return on investment) and RoE (return on effort) are crucial for recruitment success. As a team, we focus on maximising both for the recruiters and leaders we support. We understand that a significant amount of effort goes into running a recruitment business—managing teams, desks, and ensuring recruitment operations run smoothly.However, RoI and RoE are often not immediately clear or realised. Time, effort, and money can be wasted on technology and people, which leads to stress, increased risk, and missed opportunities for growth.Rising Costs: Is Your Effort Keeping Up?Through conversations with clients, polling, and research, I’ve discovered several key insights:New recruiters take around 3-6 months to become billers, costing approximately £10k per head during this training period.Tech costs are rising, with new tools emerging constantly. However, many agencies still struggle to optimise or fully trust their core CRM systems.LinkedIn and job board fees continue to climb.Recruitment training is often inconsistent—many agencies provide "induction and go!" training, which lacks ongoing support.Staff attrition is a major issue. Studies show that 2/3 of people quit their jobs due to a lack of training and direction.While RoI seems elusive, the real challenge is in maximising RoE. High turnover, combined with insufficient training and ineffective technology use, often leads to inefficiencies and missed potential.Why Do 2/3 of Employees Quit? The Training DeficitA significant number (2/3) of people leave their jobs due to inadequate training. This directly impacts RoE, suggesting that the "effort" part is either insufficient or poorly executed.This brings me to a critical question for recruitment leaders:What training are you providing your teams?Is it comprehensive, covering sales, recruitment, systems, and marketing?Are you actively measuring the return on effort (RoE) from this training?Does your training go beyond "induction and off you go" or is it blended, continuous, and tailored to meet your team's needs?Have you connected the "why" or WIIFM (What's In It For Me?) to your training approach?Do you hold staff accountable for learning and delivering results? Or do they just need to show up?Are you tracking whether the training is truly working?The Truth Behind Why Recruitment Training Often Falls ShortMany agencies invest heavily in tech, but then under-invest in training. This often results in:Systems being underutilised or ignored,Recruiters not placing deals quickly enough, leading to lost opportunities,Dirty data that isn't properly cleaned or monetised,Continued overspending on job boards and LinkedIn licences / ads.Recruiters disengaged with your processes and not delivering results. 10 recruiters = 10 "ways".The key to improving RoI and RoE isn’t just investing in training—it’s ensuring the training is effective, ongoing, and tied to the needs of the business.Are Your People Really Your Most Valuable Asset?We're frequently told that people are our most important asset—but is that entirely true?While people are crucial, processes, brand, and data are just as vital. These elements depend on each other. When integrated effectively, data + people + process + systems create the foundation for a robust and sustainable recruitment pipeline.When these assets aren’t linked together, it can result in candidates, clients, and colleagues—and even cash flow—suffering."Train to Retain": The Key to SuccessTo retain top talent and improve overall performance, you need to train to retain. That means ensuring that your people, data, systems, and processes are connected and aligned. You need a RoE plan that maximises the efforts of your team. Without this connection, you're wasting your hard-earned fees and effort.Are You Wasting £100,000 Per Year?If you haven’t prioritised continuous and blended training, the average 10 person recruiter might be blowing £20,000 a year, by:Recruiting and rehiring new staffReinvesting in training on replacementsWaiting for new hires to "get up to speed"Losing deals and missing targets due to disruptionsIf you have 20 staff, that's £40k / year! And so on... The true cost of inadequate training is far greater than the cost of investing in it.Focus on RoI and RoE Through Blended Recruitment TrainingRecruitment leaders - it’s time to take a hard look at these questions. We estimate that many recruitment businesses are losing significant revenue each year due to ineffective training and high turnover. By focusing on blended and continuous WIIFM training, you can improve both RoI and RoE and create a more efficient, sustainable business.Recruitment Training = ROI!We deliver the best Recruitment and Bullhorn training through a blend of live webinars and our online training platform, Recruitment HIIT.TRY HIIT FREE HERECONTACT US
LinkedIn Tip - Increase Your SSI and RoE in 1 Minute

Try this speedy 1-minute LinkedIn tip to help you increase your profile views and InMail responses, so you can spend more time recruiting and selling.Recruiters! I know that every minute counts when you're recruiting.You need time for:BD and account management.Candidate screening calls.Nurturing candidates from application through to placement, and ideally referral.Nurturing contacts from prospect through to invoice and referral / repeat business stage.And lunch and toilet breaks.You Do Not Need LinkedIn RecruiterWhat you should not need to do is waste crazy amounts of time and money on LinkedIn, sourcing from the same pools as your competitors and clients.As part of my Recruitment HIIT recruitment training workouts, we cover how to weaponise the free version of Linkedin so you can spend less time on LinkedIn, more time on your CRM (your USP!), and more time on the phone managing your candidates, clients, jobs, and sales!Nice!This speedy 1-minute LinkedIn tip helps you improve your productivity.Click this link and get your SSI score. Note the advice the results screen gives you and what you need to do to improve your score, so that you improve your LinkedIn return of effort!Then:Try my LinkedIn HIIT for tips to improve your profile, LinkedIn lead gen, InMail responses, and return on effort (RoE)!Start making neat changes to how you engage with LinkedIn, and how it engages with you!Check your SSI score weekly and watch it increase. And see how your profile views and InMail responses increase too!Some of my clients have competitions to see which recruiter or resourcer can get the highest score! (Cute!)Watch My 1-Minute LinkedIn SSI Score TipNeed more Linkedin / Bullhorn / Automation / Recruitment Tips? Try our 1-minute tips.Be sure to sign up for (or watch the recordings of) our regular free Bullhorn and Automation webinars.CHECK OUT OUR WEBINARSRecruitment TrainingWe deliver the best Recruitment and Bullhorn training through live webinars and our online training platform, Recruitment HIIT.TRY HIIT FREE HERE
What Can Recruitment Leaders Learn from Homer Simpson?

This is a valuable read for recruitment leaders who want to grow their business through systems and data, as well as their people. (And want to avoid saying "Doh!")Recruitment leaders investing in technology aren’t simply buying a handy tool. They’re investing in the sales pipelines and the future of their staffing companies too!But how can you ensure that your CRM and /or automation tools deliver and don't just become data-comfort-blankets supported by expensive third-party systems like LinkedIn and job boards?(And how do you not succumb to Homer Simpson's "dig up stupid" model...?)CRM = Too Much Data = Sales PreventionTraditionally recruitment CRMs have been datadumps with vast collections of candidates, contacts, jobs. They make it so easy to collect data, and hide it! They often turn well-meaning recruiters into administrators! (Doh!)It's never been easier to collect data. But you don't get good boy/girl stickers for data - you get judged on your profit. With the "too much data, not enough information" model, recruiters often have to wade through reams of data every day. It's paralysing and ironically prevents sales! (Doh!)Hence, your CRM adoption, and how you automate your processes and create time for real recruitment has never been more critical.But with the Bullhorn ROI and automation projects my team deliver, we often see a disconnect between data, people, and processes. It's almost like they all act independently of each other. (Doh!)For example (Doh! x 3):76% of the marketers we polled admitted not having viable access to their CRM.Recruiters we spoke to revealed that 80% of the placements they made were on their CRM all along (but sourced from a third-party system).Too many leaders I speak to want their recruiters to "get on the phone", but the volumes of data the recruiters have, and the systems they are not trained on makes this a chore.This is definitely not the CRM1st approach we advocate. We advise monetising your data, automating your processes, and freeing up and training your recruiters to recruit and sell. Alternatively, you can keep paying for LinkedIn premium licences and Job Boards. (Doh!)Data - Dig Up Stupid!Do you suffer from too much data, not enough candidates (or clients)? Try this simple data segmentation trick, or data layers “hack”. (I call it my "dig up stupid" model. Thanks Homer Simpson.)CRM + Data + Automation = Sales-Enabled RecruitersLook at your business - your systems - your data - your people. As yourself:How many candidates does your average recruiter need?How many contacts does your average recruiter need?How much data does your marketing / automation function need to nurture so your recruiters can focus on speedily converting / reconverting candidates and clients?Which processes can you automate to free up your recruiters to recruit?What training do your recruiters need to help them drive a sustainable pipeline? Then flash forward 6 months. What do you want to see in your recruitment business?Ideally:Your "way" - your process, running on clean data...Being driven by smart systems (and ideally automation)...Being operated by trained humans.Then flashback to today - what do you need to start doing now, so in 6 months you're not saying "Doh!"?Bullhorn ROI + Trained Happy Recruiters = More SalesWe pride ourselves on helping recruitment leaders achieve Bullhorn ROI. We create a Bullhorn1st vision, reduce the need for other tech, optimise Bullhorn, automate their sales-prevention processes and data, and train recruiters to trust it and use it.ARRANGE A FREE CONSULTATION NOW
4 Things to Help Recruiters Bill More Sales

Every recruitment leader I speak to wants stronger pipelines, speedier placements, accountable recruiters, and more sales!But often at least one of these 4 elements is a struggle. Here are my thoughts to help recruitment leaders connect their tech, people, data, and process to drive revenue.Running a Recruitment Business Is a Struggle?I often see recruitment businesses suffering:Too much data, not enough information.Too many applicants, not enough candidates.Too many jobs, not enough placements.Too many systems, not enough process.This creates unnecessary lag, enables your competitors to win, and limits sales.Now is the time to seriously accelerate effective tech adoption and improve recruiter performance.But with world events, economic frustrations, tech evolving at an accelerated rate, and "new normal" changing every day, how do you do this? 1. Recruitment Tech: All the Gear, No Idea?Technology can and should free up your recruiters and drive your business, but perhaps due to:Massively distracting market conditions and world events.WFH, hybrid, remote working.... you're investing in tech which delivers little ROI, and may even be seen by your team as sales-prevention technology? Adoption is poor, and if you have 20 staff, you have 20 different ways of delivery.For example, as part of one of our Bullhorn ROI projects my team reviewed a 25-person recruitment business with a tech stack costing £150k+.) The business wanted to be more effective at attracting, sourcing, engaging, converting, and retaining. They had some great tech, lots of data, and passionate recruiters… but poor adoption and no "way".Tech has a job to do. Be clear on what that is and work to realise your expectations. But be careful not to spite yourself by turning tech off that hasn't been adopted correctly.2. People: The Problem in Between the Chair and the Keyboard?Are you suffering from PIBKAC?Are your recruiters engaging with tech, driving sales, consulting in their space, or simply administrating?Is your culture geared up to get the best from your people? Or does it drive PIBCAK?Ask yourself - Is your recruitment training:Induction and "off you go" (high failure rate).Designed for robots - "they've been told once and need to remember" (hope is not a strategy).Continuous and part of your culture - they are only human and need constant development.Hint - point 3 is the most successful antidote to PIBKAC. If you're struggling to adopt tech and drive sales, think about what you need to do to eradicate PIBCAK. Continuous training is way cheaper than very little training resulting in lots of missed opportunities and high attrition.3. Data: Everything, Everywhere, All at OnceWhat state is your data in?Do you make money from it, or do you need to spend money finding it?Do you have to advertise your jobs and waste cash on LinkedIn Recruiter to find candidates that you likely already have?Are your recruiters data / community managers or just data collectors and hoarders? Is FOMO driving poor trust / data health / ROI?Or is your Bullhorn system "1st" for sourcing and sales? Have you automated the administration and dirty data out of your business so your recruiters can thrive?4. Process: Develop and Drive Your "Way"What is your process? What is your "way"?If you have 20 staff, do you have 20 ways? If someone new joins do they find it easy to deliver your way, or is it not clear enough?Does your tech and training drive your way, or contradict it?Are you using automation to enable your way? Is your process aligned with how tech has evolved and how the recruitment market has changed? Or is your recruitment and sales process reliant on the good will and skills of a few naturally gifted high performers? Recruitment Leaders! Within a Year You Could...Now's the time to review your tech, people, data, and process.Perhaps take one workflow at a time and tighten it up, or even innovate it. (My team can help you do this via a Bullhorn ROI project.)Take each workflow and spend a couple of months driving it. How much more could you bill if you are smarter with your sourcing, BD, account management, and candidate management?Start now, and within a year you could have it nailed! Imagine what your business would be like now if you'd started this a year ago.Imagine how you'll feel in a year if you don't do anything...Bullhorn ROI + Trained Happy Recruiters = More SalesWe help recruitment leaders achieve Bullhorn ROI. We create a Bullhorn1st vision, reduce the need for other tech, optimise Bullhorn, and train recruiters to trust it and use it.Arrange a Free Consultation Now
LinkedIn Tip - Lead Gen and More Sales in 1 Minute

I've got a cute 1-minute tip to generate leads with LinkedIn.I genuinely think LinkedIn is a big dirty data dump. Many of my clients are wanting to reduce reliance on it, or at least get more value (rather than spend) from it.In my LinkedIn HIIT course I give lots of hacks to help you focus your time and attention on quick wins, so you can get in, get out, and get back to recruitment.One of my favourite tips is using LinkedIn to find easy leads in 1 minute a day. LinkedIn Job Changes Hack!If you've been following my other tips on HIIT, you'll know that spending 1 minute a day connecting with people in your niche is a good habit.So, too, is checking your community and seeing if they are moving about, celebrating promotions, AKA giving you excuses to call them.Make this a 1 minute a day habit too! And whilst you're doing this, look for opportunities to "weed" your community. People who have left it needn't take up valuable space in your network.Win!Weed! Watch my 1-minute LinkedIn tip - then go to Linkedin check your Celebrations page! Any leads there?Watch My LinkedIn Tip to Get Some LeadsNeed more Linkedin / Bullhorn / Automation / Recruitment Tips? Try our 1-minute tips.Be sure to sign up for (or watch the recordings of) our regular free Bullhorn and Automation webinars.CHECK OUT OUR WEBINARSRecruitment TrainingWe deliver the best Recruitment and Bullhorn training through live webinars and our online training platform, Recruitment HIIT.Our recruitment training helps new and experienced recruiters qualify their jobs, speedily source and advertise, and improve their screening. It boosts CV to interview ratios, whilst giving great tips to prevent counter offers, and secure the placement and beyond.Plus, if you have Bullhorn, Analytics, Automation, SourceBreaker, LinkedIn, Calendly, Teams, Daxtra, Broadbean, idibu, Hinterview, Paiger, Adapt, we train on those too!TRY HIIT FREE HERE
9 Reasons Why Recruiters Need to Code Their Data (and Why Boolean Sucks!)

Data, a recruiter's best friend (and worst nightmare), is one of their most precious assets. But are you missing a trick in making it super-valuable and easy to make money from?Clean data, coupled with time, and a robust process, boosted by systems, makes for a slick and repeatable pipeline of work.But, uncoded recruitment data may be holding you back. To Code or Not to Code... That Is the QuestionA client who enquired about our Bullhorn1st journeys asked me:Why should I code my Bullhorn data? So-and-so says I should just use Boolean for sourcing.This prompted me to respond to him with a list outlining that he should indeed code his data... I'm fixated on working with recruiters who want a Bullhorn 1st culture so I hope you find my reasons to code your data useful.Automation needs to work with structured data. i.e. coded fields. It doesn’t currently work with Boolean.True: Coded data is more reliable as it's the Recruiter's qualification of a candidate, not just the candidate's own, often aspirational, opinion of themselves. False: A significant issue with “Boolean Only” is that you can search for something specific (Service Engineer) and get back hundreds of results of mentioning this phrase, but they are not the candidates you're looking for. These false positives drive “let’s not use Bullhorn” behaviours. LinkedIn and job boards do very well from that mentality.Wasted cash: When you don't code your data, your recruiters trust it less, and you then may have to waste money (and time) on job boards, advertising and LinkedIn. Easier to keep clean: With structured coded data and automation, you can ask candidates to update their codes and use this search criteria to quickly match to jobs. Match to jobs: Bullhorn's Semantic Match needs coded data to work effectively. (Semantic match finds candidates to match your jobs... nice!)Call lists - "speccing out": An often underutilised feature of Bullhorn is to match the code of what the client is looking for to your candidate database. You can create call lists from this feature.Sell your business: If you're looking to sell your recruitment business, your data set will be valued. Coded, quantifiable data is more valuable than a larger unquantifiable data dump.USP! Warm Makes You Hot!And finally, my 9th reason recruiters need to code their data.When a client hires you to recruit, they aren't hiring you to do what they can (theoretically) do for themselves (i.e. post on job boards, advertise, etc.). They are hiring you for your USP, which is your talent pool. You need to speedily access it. You need to keep it warm. You need to:Own itWork itMake it desirableCharge for itThe accuracy of your data, and the speed at which you can find it, nurture it, and work it is the real value you add, and what will differentiate you from your competitors. It will make it easier for your recruiters to recruit, and salespeople to sell.Boolean only just won't cut it. Get coding!(Oh, and if you have Automation, call us! We can help you code up your data with our Automation Turbo offering. Don't turn your recruiters into administrators and get them manually coding. Let them recruit.)ARRANGE A CALL BACKBullhorn1stWe're fixated on helping recruiters be Bullhorn1st. First for sourcing and selling. We help recruitment leaders save money on expensive external systems, get Bullhorn ROI, and speed up their time to hire.Do you need to save money, improve your recruitment process, and sell more? (Of course you do!)CONTACT US
How to Use Awards for Sourcing and Selling

We’re passionate about recruitment awards! And we're passionate about recruiters having easy wins to help them generate more speed and pipeline.But you needn't enter an award to generate serious ROI. Instead you could focus your time and attention on the awards that your clients and candidates enter, and simply mining candidates and leads from them.Tips for Sourcing and Selling with AwardsNow more than ever, your sales (business development and account management) and sourcing strategies are crucial where the war for talent is raging, counter offers are rife, and clients need recruiters that they can trust, who understand their niche.Recruiters and resourcers need some easy (and smart) wins! By definition, clients that are entering awards tend to be high-growth, ambitious, and likely have money and time to spend on recruitment too!Spot the Lead. Nurture the SaleSo, use industry awards to spot the lead and nurture the opportunity.1. Speedily research which awards are prevalent in your niche sectors.2. Plot the dates into your diaries (the submission dates, shortlist dates, date of the event, day after the event).3. Make a noise, connect with the VIPs, shout out about these events - they are important to your niche sectors.4. Use this data by at least sending LinkedIn messages to the VIPs of these businesses when they are shortlisted, and then begin networking using your CRM and automation.5. Have targets and goals to convert these high-growth businesses into retained clients.Clients entering awards are "sure things" - be sure to have them in your BD and account management pipeline.Plus, which candidates are signposted in these awards? Who can you source?Which Awards Should You Source and Generate Leads From?When it comes to point 1 above think about how you can easily find the awards in your sector. You can:Search Google - eg. "Teaching Awards France".Check the trade bodies in your sector - they often host awards.Ask your candidates and clients. It's a great topic to chat with them about and often a great excuse to call them other than "want a job?" / "need a candidate"? Every recruiter needs an excuse to make a call.Map your personas - we have some great training on Recruitment HIIT to help you map out the personas of your ideal candidates and clients so you can source and sell quicker and easier.Plus there are websites which list the awards for you. For example, UK Industry awards list makes finding sector-specific awards a breeze!Easy Sourcing and SellingSelling needn't be about phone-bashing. Sourcing needn't be the average 13 hours a week trying to find (and convert) candidates. Recruitment can be easier if you're smart.The sourcing and selling tips above will help you understand your nice, generate leads, and also convert them into genuinely warm candidates and clients. These tips will also give you viable reasons to talk with authority online and on the phone - and thus attract more attention from your sector.So:Get mapping your sector awards.Get sourcing and selling!Good luck!Recruitment TrainingWe deliver the best Recruitment Training through live webinars and our online training platform Recruitment HIIT.Our recruitment training helps new and experienced recruiters qualify their jobs, speedily source and advertise, and improve their screening. It boosts CV to interview ratios, whilst giving great tips to prevent counter offers, and secure the placement and beyond.Plus, if you have Bullhorn, Analytics, Automation, SourceBreaker, LinkedIn, Calendly, Teams, Daxtra, Broadbean, idibu, Hinterview, Paiger, Adapt, and more... we train on those too!TRY HIIT FREE HERE
Recruitment Awards 2024 - Dates for Your Diary

If you want to use Recruitment Awards to attract attention and drive sales, you can of course enter some awards. Check out my list of recruitment awards below.But be sure not simply to enter, but to "work it" - and by that I mean working the award:Before,During, And after the awards... whether you win or not......Market when you are shortlisted. Talk about your passion. Update your social banners, website, candidate and client talk tracks! Use your recruitment awards as a campaign to generate more business!Which Recruitment Awards to Enter in 2024?(Have we missed any recruitment awards for the remainder of 2024? Contact Usto get them added to our Recruitment Awards List.)Investing in Talent AwardsJanuary 2024 - The annual Investing in Talent Awards asks: Do your recruiters love working in your business? Is your company the consultancy of choice for contractors and temporary workers? If so, it’s time that your business receives well-deserved recognition for Investing in Talent. Onrec AwardsSeptember 2024 - The prestigious Onrec AwardsCeremony has cemented itself in the calendar as a must-attend event. Not only is it an opportunity to celebrate the very best in online recruitment but it is also a chance to network with the very best suppliers in recruitment.Recruiter AwardsSeptember 2024 - The iconic Recruiter Awardsis the UK’s largest event for the entire recruitment community, recognising outstanding achievements by agencies and in-house recruiters. Achievements in recruitment marketing and technology also are spotlighted.APSCo AwardsSeptember 2024 - The APSCo Awards for Excellence are a prestigious accolade in professional recruitment. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the professional recruitment sector and are a unique indicator of professional standards. They are widely recognised by clients as well as the recruitment sector. The awards are free to enter and open to all APSCo members.TIARAsOctober 2024 - The TIARA Recruitment Awards recognises excellence in the UK’s best-performing recruitment companies with revenues above £5m.REC AwardsNovember 2024 - The annual Recruitment Awards dinner is one of the UK's most prestigious events in a recruiter's calendar, celebrating the best in UK recruitment.Global RecruiterNovember 2024 - From large, well-established businesses to brand new start-ups, from specialist agencies to overseas services, from temp to permanent, from marketing to social media and more, the Global Recruiter Awards are designed to recognise greatness in the industry. NORAsNovember 2024 - Established in 2001, the National Online Recruitment Awards acknowledge and reward excellence in online recruitment practice. They are dedicated to the continual improvement and evolution of the candidate experience. No Budget for an Award but Still Need to Source and Sell Better?You needn't enter an award to get serious traction from awards. You can source and sell at speed if you are clever with awards.I've blogged about my top tips for sourcing and selling more by using industry-specific awards.READ MY SOURCING AND SELLING TIPS HERERecruitment TrainingWe deliver the best Recruitment Training through live webinars and our online training platform Recruitment HIIT.Our recruitment training helps new and experienced recruiters qualify their jobs, speedily source and advertise, and improve their screening. It boosts CV to interview ratios, whilst giving great tips to prevent counter offers, and secure the placement and beyond.Plus, if you have Bullhorn, Analytics, Automation, SourceBreaker, LinkedIn, Calendly, Teams, Daxtra, Broadbean, idibu, Hinterview, Paiger, Adapt, and more... we train on those too!TRY HIIT FREE HERE
CloudCall - Recruiters! Pickup the Phone!

Now more than ever, recruiters need to spend time on quality communications. Yes, automation and AI are helping recruiters focus their time and attention, but picking up the phone is still the most important task in a recruiter's and resourcer's day!Our CloudCall recruitment training workout is a must to help you save time, and have more effective comms with your candidates, clients, and colleagues. You need a tool to help you not just make and receive calls and send texts, but also link with your CRM to help you generate speed and reduce your admin. I'm delighted to have a new CloudCall workout in Recruitment HIIT to help recruiters protect pipelines and speed up workflows.Stats to Focus Your Phone TimePhone calls convert to revenue 10-15x more than web leads. (BIA)75% of clients are willing to make an appointment or attend an event based on a cold call. (Discover Org)77% believe a phone call is the most effective way to get an answer quickly. (New Voice Media)Our new CloudCall training will help you weaponise your CloudCall system and "get on the phone". We have mobile and phone tips, as well as how to integrate with your Bullhorn system. How much time can you save? How much more focused could you be?If you're an existing HIIT client login and complete the workouts.Want a free trial to see how HIIT can help improve speed and pipeline?CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE TRIALThe Best Recruitment TrainingThis video is part of a series of recruitment trainings in Recruitment HIIT, our online recruitment training platform.Our training helps new and experienced recruiters qualify their jobs, speedily source and advertise, and improve their screening. It boosts CV to interview ratios, whilst giving great tips to prevent counter offers, and secure the placement and beyond.Plus, if you have Bullhorn, Analytics, Automation, SourceBreaker, LinkedIn, Calendly, Teams, Daxtra, Broadbean, idibu, Hinterview, Paiger, Adapt, we train on those too!BOOK A TRAINING CHAT
How Can Recruiters and Their Leaders Drive Performance?

Recruitment can be a very reactive industry and process. But the best recruiters and leaders are proactive with their desks and businesses. Meet Vanessa Collins. Her 25+ years working with recruitment businesses gives invaluable insight. She chats with me about improving performance.Whether you’re a recruitment leader wanting a sustainable recruitment business with high-performing recruiters, or a recruiter wanting to run a successful recruitment desk, this vodcast is a great listen (or watch).Change, Perform, Skills!I chatted with Vanessa about how recruiters and leaders can:Optimise their desks and business - and she has a handy checklist to help!Change: How can you manage change?Perform: How can you improve performance?...And we discussed which skills are crucial for recruiters and leaders.Change isn't about "everything, everywhere, all at once..." Now more than ever improving performance is a key goal - but what works?Time to Drive (Not Be A Passenger!)You need to drive your candidates, clients, and colleagues (your 3Cs).Look out for key takeaways Vanessa has for you. What can you action now and in the future?Watch the trailer of my vodcast with Vanessa...The full vodcast, along with other great sales and recruitment training, can be found on our training platform Recruitment HIIT.SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE HIIT TRIAL
Automation Mythbusted - The Reality of Recruitment Automation

There are a lot of myths about recruitment automation, what it is, and how it's implemented. These myths prevent recruitment businesses who need to scale / grow / have head space / bill more, make real progress.Read more, and watch our 5-minute mythbusting video for insight on the reality of recruitment automation and how it's a giant-killer, playing field leveller, and sales enabler.Recruitment automation (not to be belittled by the mere "marketing automation") is allowing many recruiters to save money, time, headspace, and...Weaponise their data.Speed up their placements.Sell more. Plus more...But like all advances in tech, there are myths and legends which surround it.Myths like:It's a time-consuming beast of a project.You need a full-time employee to implement it.Once live it's a full-time job to manage it.If you can't go "big bang", don't bother!I chatted with Wayne (AKA "The Automator") and Jay (from Bullhorn) about these myths versus the reality. What is the reality of implementing recruitment automation?Automation Myths... Busted!We chatted about:What really happens during an implementation?What do you gain (and what do you lose) when you automate?How can you start your project with a small number of powerful automations to give you breathing space and reduce reliance on expensive 3rd party systems like LinkedIn Recruiter and Job Boards?What does a good "cadence" of automations look like?This short myth-busting video is a must-watch for recruiters big, small, and cute, who need head space, easier and cheaper sourcing, reduced reliance on Linkedin and job boards, stronger pipelines, and happier recruiters.Watch our "Automation - Mythbusted" Chat Automation, Training, Bullhorn1stWe're a passionate team of recruitment, tech, training professionals set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses, big and small, improve speed and pipeline.For help with Automation, creating a Bullhorn1st culture, and Recruitment Training...CONTACT US
How Can Recruiters Use Data to Drive Performance?

Recruiters - Your data is one of your most important assets. Data coupled with your time, your process, and your wit, can make for a super slick and profitable recruitment process. But if you don’t know your numbers, and you don’t work your data, you are simply a recruitment administrator, being busy, but not being very effective. In my vodcast with Tracey O’Neill from The Data Consultant we chatted about how you can: Work your data. Control your process. Be a profitable Recruitment Consultant and Leader.Whether you’re a recruitment leader wanting a sustainable recruitment business with high-performing recruiters, or a recruiter that wants to run a successful recruitment desk, this vodcast is a great listen (or watch).Sexy / Clients / RoEI chatted with Tracey about how to use data to be a more effective recruiter:Data: A sexy asset which can drive your recruitment candidate and sales pipeline.Clients: Own their data, work it, and drive your relationships!RoE: What is it and what's it got to do with data and recruitment?What key takeaways does Tracey have for recruiters and recruitment leaders regarding how they can use data to run their desks and businesses?Recruitment leaders and recruiters – buckle up and get at least one takeaway to help you improve performance.Watch the trailer of my vodcast with Tracey...The full vodcast, along with other great sales and recruitment training, can be found on our training platform Recruitment HIIT.SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE HIIT TRIAL