Recruitment Blog: Career Tips & Industry News - July 2026
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Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 by Alison Humphreys - Award winning NED and strategic advisor
Who's the Weakest Link? Every time I have a board meeting with the recruitment businesses I advise, I look at the gap between the forecast sales and the actual sales. Sometimes that gap is as big as 25%. That usually has a simple explanation: a culture and reward system that incentivises recruiters to call placements too early and without thorough sign-off from compliance or a manager. But by the ...