The Mike Ames Recruitment Show

In simple terms the more you can automate the more you can get done in your business for less cost.

In turn this will make you more efficient and more profitable (you’ll probably need less staff too)…

Two things: we all need to find candidates and most of us use AI.

But how can we bring the two together: use AI to find better candidates?

This is the theme of our next MARShow, and we are delighted …

Lots of people are using Chat and other AIs to generate copy and search the web but this is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to recruitment.

In this edition of the #MARShow we are delighted to ha…

On average, UK contingent recruiters get paid for 20% of their efforts. For retained recruiters it’s 98%. Fancy learning how to only do retained work?

To be clear, switching to retained could boost y…

Those UK-based recruiters who decide to start placing people in America, rarely switch back to the UK.

there are plenty of reasons for that.

💥 The market is less crowded: 12,500 rec firms in the US t…

The big battle for all of us these days is getting the attention of people we want to read something we’ve written: emails, posts, adverts and CVs.

Many of your emails you know will be useful to the …

When used properly, email is still a very effective sales and marketing tool.

But things are changing, and you need to know how.

All the email providers are getting much stricter these days in their …

Ever had that call from a client saying, “You’ve done a great job, but we’ve got an RPO in place now”?

Well, you could be that RPO and here’s how.

We welcome Jamie Stevenson as our guest because he o…

New Year is nearly upon us. Want to shake it up a bit, but not sure how? Well, here are 4 zero-cost ways to boost profits & reduce stress.

“Why should I change things?” I hear you cry.

Well, the mark…

Whenever I hear “so and so is a million-pound biller” I always look for the catch.

A hot client, huge fees or a team behind them.

But our guest on this episode of the MARShow actually was a million-p…

As the market gets tighter one thing to focus on is being better, or at least more preferable than your competition. Here are two ways to do this.

Around here we say “Everything you need to be better…

What would you give to spend time with a decision maker in a high value client to find out how to become a preferred supplier?

Well now you can.

In this episode of the #MARShow we interview Victoria …

How will AI impact the recruitment industry in the short, medium, and long term?

A very interesting question.

And we intend to answer it during this #MARShow with our special guest Max Armbruster.

Ma…

One of the best things you can do to boost revenues and make your business more valuable is launch a Contracts desk.

The benefits are enormous: recurring revenue, contractor reuse, bigger profits and…

Technology is a tool and like all tools is only effective when used properly.

This is especially true for rec firms.

Added to that, I saw one piece of research by Pendo Analytics that said 80% of the…

Designing a simple, enticing, and profitable commission scheme can be a real challenge.

Especially if you worked in only a few firms before setting up your own.

Commission schemes, when done right, i…

I’m going to let you into a little secret on how you can pick up real vacancies from networking events – most likely exclusive or retained.

Well, truth be told it won’t be me, it’s actually our next …