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The Mike Ames Recruitment Show

Aug 25, 2026

One thing seems to stand in the way of owners who want to work ‘on’ their business.
A lack of time.
So let’s talk about it.

The old adage goes.
“When you’re up to your arse in alligators it’s difficult to remember that you’re there to drain the swamp”.

The alligators are the day-to-day things that grab...


Aug 11, 2026

There’s a lot of doom and gloom circling the recruitment industry, but we should be much more optimistic about the future, and here’s why.

I watched Neil Carberry OBE CEO of the REC, present at the Rec Expo this year and I was blown away by his optimism for the industry.

This wasn’t a sort of blind optimism...


Jul 28, 2026

There’s no consolation prize in recruitment.

The best way to win is to get hold of vacancies well before your competition.

This is how you do that.

If you live in the contingent recruitment world this is crucial but even if you only work retained roles the early bird gets the worm.

That’s what this edition of...


Jul 14, 2026

The US market is different from the UK in many respects. Sure, fees are higher and more clients are more receptive, but BD stateside is very different.

In short, if you want to be successful in America you need to change your approach, your style and your methods.

Do that and you find that “there’s gold in them thar...


Jun 30, 2026

Dan Sullivan, once said, “all the money you need is in the pockets of the people you know and the pockets of the people they know”

In other words, the size and strength of your network dictates how successful you’ll be.

It’s confirmed in the numbers too, from research we and others have conducted.

About 80%...