Blog

17 September 2026
by Kirstie Hogg

A comparison of retained search training and traditional recruiter training, showing how each approach differs and how retained search training can help recruiters build more committed client relationships.

30 September 2026
by Kirstie Hogg

Learn how retained search training helps recruiters lead stronger client conversations, win more commitment, and build a process clients can trust.

5 July 2026
by Louise Archer

If you’re looking for a more predictable way to win retained work, this approach can completely change how you think about business development.

1 July 2026
by Louise Archer

Most recruiters know retained search is a better model. But many agencies still struggle to make retained search work consistently. They win a retainer… then deliver the role exactly like a contingent assignment… Here’s the problem.

19 May 2026
by Louise Archer

Learn how to create a recruitment business with predictable revenue, stronger forecasting accuracy, and commercial stability.

22nd June 2026
by Sarah Chester-Nelson

How retained & executive search firms use AI to win clients with a five-step business development pipeline from prospect discovery through to personalised outreach.

28th January 2026
by Louise Archer

Over the past year, I’ve had countless conversations with recruiters about outreach. What used to feel straightforward – send a good email, make a few calls, follow up – is now harder than ever to get right.

27th January 2026
by Louise Archer

Is retained search the same thing as executive search? Or are people searching for one when they really mean the other?

27th January 2026
by Louise Archer

What I love most is that these aren’t grand gestures. They’re simple, practical shifts in thinking that lead to better results, stronger partnerships, and greater respect for the work we all do.

27th January 2026
by Louise Archer

AI is loud right now. New tools, new promises, and plenty of new anxiety. So I brought in someone who’s actually living it – Manan Shah Co-founder of Recruiterflow.

27th January 2026
by Louise Archer

Many of us have worked in companies with values “on the wall” that never shaped day-to-day choices.