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TEAM Head Office • January 12, 2024

At the end of every year we survey hundreds of agency leaders across the UK and Ireland. Enabling the Firefish Software marketing team to paint a picture of how business has been, growth forecasts for the year ahead and the strategies they are prioritising.

The 2024 Recruitment Agency Report is now live and here’s a couple of highlights from it:

๐Ÿ“ง – Is email marketing making a comeback? Email marketing saw the highest year-on-year growth as a candidate acquisition channel for the second year running. 
๐Ÿ“Š – Salary conflict – 84% of leaders believe that base salary is the most important factor for candidate attraction however more than 50% of leaders reported no increase in their recruiters’ base salaries in the last 12 months. 
๐Ÿ“ˆ 84% of agency leaders are confidently forecasting sales growth in 2024. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to seize new opportunities, this could be your year to shine! ๐Ÿ’ฐ 

Link to the full report ๐Ÿ‘‡ 

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