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Nov 20, 2024

New Clients vs. Upsell: The 50% Rule for Recruitment Agencies

In the world of recruitment, one question consistently surfaces in conversations with agencies: how do you balance acquiring new clients with growing existing relationships? This ongoing challenge is central to a successful recruitment strategy, and it’s becoming clear that agencies are starting to identify a “magic number” when it comes to the ratio of new client acquisition versus upselling. Why Recruitment Agencies Are Focusing on the 50% Rule Your recruitment pipeline is powered by two pri

Nov 14, 2024

Recruitment Agencies and the Unbalanced Market Dilemma

The recruitment industry constantly wrestles with one of its biggest challenges: the shifting tides between a candidate-driven and a client-driven market. Having recently spoken with various recruitment agencies and independent recruiters, this dynamic is something that keeps resurfacing in our discussions. Today, I want to dive into this common industry dilemma and share insights from those conversations. The Ever-Shifting Market Balance In a conversation with a seasoned recruiter, they summar

Nov 12, 2024

Applying to 1000 Jobs in 24 Hours: How AI is Disrupting Job Hunting

A Reddit user recently shared an eye-opening story: using AI, he applied to 1000 jobs in just 24 hours and landed 50 interviews. The online reactions were diverse and intense, reflecting varying perspectives on the use of AI in job applications. Supporters of Mass Applications with AI Some users welcomed this innovative approach, seeing it as a way to streamline the job application process: “It would be great if it has a data bank of my work experience and strengths and created a resume based

Nov 11, 2024

For recruitment agencies, clients are more demanding than before

As we launch our new ATS/CRM solution tailored for recruitment agencies and independent recruiters, I’ve had numerous conversations with industry leaders over the past few months. These discussions have provided valuable insights into the evolving expectations of clients. One prominent trend has emerged: clients today are more demanding than they were just a few months or years ago. In this article, I’ll share some key challenges and observations that are shaping the recruitment landscape. The

Jul 19, 2023

Leveraging AI for Hyper-Personalized Candidate Outreach: A Step-by-Step Guide

Best AI provider for candidate outreach Recently, Google unveiled Bard, a new rival to ChatGPT. As an AI enthusiast, I couldn't resist taking it for a spin. While Bard's internet access capability intrigued me, a feature that ChatGPT lacks, I found the quality of its responses somewhat bad, clearly ChatGPT is significantly better for now. However, this didn't deter me. Instead, it fueled a dream many of us recruiters share: leveraging ChatGPT to craft the most effective outreach messages, incl

Mar 2, 2023

Crew goes behind the scenes of what it takes to win at talent in Web3

Recruiting top talent for web3 companies can be a challenging task. Since the game is different from hiring in Web 2.0, the best in the business has managed to stake out some guiding principles for winning at talent in Web 3.0. In this special piece, we managed to gather insights from some of our favorite Web3 founders to share their magic. As a bonus, we also added the guests’ favorite questions to ask during job interviews (see below). Founders, Web3.0 Talent Acquisition enthusiasts, you sh