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Recruitment Playbooks

Three Key Areas the Data is Telling Your Agency to Focus On

These are the main areas your recruitment agency should focus on based on data in order to achieve profitable agency growth. In collaboration with Hector.

Playbooks

Maximising Your Candidate Acquisition ROI in 2024

When we surveyed recruitment industry leaders, one clear trend emerged: Agencies are shifting their focus towards organic sourcing strategies in 2024. Here's how to make the most of it.

Playbooks

Unlock the Data in Your Recruitment CRM To Increase Sales

The easiest way to boost your profits in an uncertain market is to increase the revenue per recruiter - and that can be done only with a data-driven strategy tailored to your agency.

Playbooks
December 27, 2024

Fishmas 2024

Check out what the shoal got up to at this years festive fishmas celebrations.

Culture
October 10, 2024

October Focus Day 2024

Check out what we got up to for our 2024 October Focus Day!

Culture
July 3, 2024

What time is it? Summer Social time!

This year for our summer social we had fayre games, food and lots of fun.

Culture
April 30, 2024

April Focus Day

Focus Day – where we get together to review the last six months of positive impacts, and brainstorm the projects for the next six months.

Culture
April 9, 2024

New Splash March

It seems like just yesterday we were wrapping up the final details for Fishmas, and now our first Focus Day is just around the corner!

Culture
February 2, 2024

News Splash January

It’s a new year here at Firefish and we’ve got so much to update you on; we’ve got a few new faces to introduce you to, our first monthly aw

Culture
December 13, 2023

Celebrating Success: Our Fin-tastic Fishmas!

Last Friday all of the fish gathered for some festive games, excellent food and to celebrate a year of achievements.

Culture
November 2, 2023

October Focus Day

From talented team members to fresh fish ad chips, check out what the Shoal at this years October focus day!

Culture
October 26, 2023

Charity Newssplash

Check out what one of our fin-tastic fishes got up to for charity this October.

September 7, 2023

August Newssplash

Check out what the shoal have been up to in August, from fin-tastic monthly winners, doggy-days in the park and more!

Culture
August 3, 2023

Cheeky Tiki Time!

The weather recently hasn’t felt like summer, so we’ve turned up the heat and excitement at our "Cheeky Tiki" Summer Social!

Culture
April 20, 2023

Firefish Announces £4M Strategic Investment

We are thrilled to announce a £4m strategic investment, led by the Foresight Group, signalling a new chapter in Firefish's growth.

Event
October 12, 2022

Firefish Software at the Agency Expo 2022

Team Firefish were back at the Recruitment Agency Expo in Birmingham on October 5th-6th, making a splash with a brand new stand!

Event
August 10, 2022

Firefish in List of Top Scottish Employment Companies

We are delighted to announce that Firefish Software has ranked in Best Startup Scotland’s list of the Top Employment companies in Scotland!

Event
June 8, 2022

Northern Tech Awards 2022

We are proud to announce that once again Firefish has made the top 100 Fastest Growing Northern Tech Companies.

Event
May 12, 2022

Firefish shortlisted for TWO Talent Tech Awards!

Firefish Software and our CEO Wendy McDougall are up for two awards at the TIARA Talent Tech Star awards, this year.

Event
May 6, 2022

Entrepreneur of the Year

The EY Awards celebrate ‘unstoppable entrepreneurs’ from across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Event
May 5, 2022

April You Glad To See Us?

April brings Focus Day for the fish and this year we upped our game and took part in some Fin-omenal fundraising too!

Culture
November 7, 2023

Firefish Software Investment Update

Six months on from the £4 million strategic investment by the Foresight Group, Firefish CEO, Wendy McDougall, shares an update.

Product
October 26, 2023

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our Recruitment CRM, discover the releases.

Product
August 16, 2023

Firefish Updates July 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
July 19, 2023

Firefish Updates June 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
June 9, 2023

Firefish Updates May 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
May 16, 2023

Firefish Updates April 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in April

Product
March 21, 2023

Firefish Updates February 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in February

Product
March 17, 2023

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

Transform social sourcing processes by empowering recruiters to capture and update both candidate and client records in their CRM, directly

Product
February 7, 2023

Firefish Updates January 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in January 2023.

Product

Agency Leadership Blogs

Increasing recruitment agency revenue through AI & CRM Automation

Analytics, automation and AI - three essentials for recruitment agency success in 2025. Learn how to achieve sustainable profitable growth for your agency.

Agency Leadership

5 Recruitment Predictions for 2025

Discover key predictions and insights for 2025 from Firefish and our expert partners OneUp, Quil and RecWired.

Agency Leadership

How to Boost Your Recruitment Agency's Revenue with AI Notetaking

AI notetaking allows your recruiters to increase their efficiency and focus on what's really important - generating revenue. These are some of the best strategies to utilise AI in your recruitment operations.

Agency Leadership
December 27, 2024

Fishmas 2024

Check out what the shoal got up to at this years festive fishmas celebrations.

Culture
October 10, 2024

October Focus Day 2024

Check out what we got up to for our 2024 October Focus Day!

Culture
July 3, 2024

What time is it? Summer Social time!

This year for our summer social we had fayre games, food and lots of fun.

Culture
April 30, 2024

April Focus Day

Focus Day – where we get together to review the last six months of positive impacts, and brainstorm the projects for the next six months.

Culture
April 9, 2024

New Splash March

It seems like just yesterday we were wrapping up the final details for Fishmas, and now our first Focus Day is just around the corner!

Culture
February 2, 2024

News Splash January

It’s a new year here at Firefish and we’ve got so much to update you on; we’ve got a few new faces to introduce you to, our first monthly aw

Culture
December 13, 2023

Celebrating Success: Our Fin-tastic Fishmas!

Last Friday all of the fish gathered for some festive games, excellent food and to celebrate a year of achievements.

Culture
November 2, 2023

October Focus Day

From talented team members to fresh fish ad chips, check out what the Shoal at this years October focus day!

Culture
October 26, 2023

Charity Newssplash

Check out what one of our fin-tastic fishes got up to for charity this October.

September 7, 2023

August Newssplash

Check out what the shoal have been up to in August, from fin-tastic monthly winners, doggy-days in the park and more!

Culture
August 3, 2023

Cheeky Tiki Time!

The weather recently hasn’t felt like summer, so we’ve turned up the heat and excitement at our "Cheeky Tiki" Summer Social!

Culture
April 20, 2023

Firefish Announces £4M Strategic Investment

We are thrilled to announce a £4m strategic investment, led by the Foresight Group, signalling a new chapter in Firefish's growth.

Event
October 12, 2022

Firefish Software at the Agency Expo 2022

Team Firefish were back at the Recruitment Agency Expo in Birmingham on October 5th-6th, making a splash with a brand new stand!

Event
August 10, 2022

Firefish in List of Top Scottish Employment Companies

We are delighted to announce that Firefish Software has ranked in Best Startup Scotland’s list of the Top Employment companies in Scotland!

Event
June 8, 2022

Northern Tech Awards 2022

We are proud to announce that once again Firefish has made the top 100 Fastest Growing Northern Tech Companies.

Event
May 12, 2022

Firefish shortlisted for TWO Talent Tech Awards!

Firefish Software and our CEO Wendy McDougall are up for two awards at the TIARA Talent Tech Star awards, this year.

Event
May 6, 2022

Entrepreneur of the Year

The EY Awards celebrate ‘unstoppable entrepreneurs’ from across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Event
May 5, 2022

April You Glad To See Us?

April brings Focus Day for the fish and this year we upped our game and took part in some Fin-omenal fundraising too!

Culture
November 7, 2023

Firefish Software Investment Update

Six months on from the £4 million strategic investment by the Foresight Group, Firefish CEO, Wendy McDougall, shares an update.

Product
October 26, 2023

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our Recruitment CRM, discover the releases.

Product
August 16, 2023

Firefish Updates July 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
July 19, 2023

Firefish Updates June 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
June 9, 2023

Firefish Updates May 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
May 16, 2023

Firefish Updates April 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in April

Product
March 21, 2023

Firefish Updates February 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in February

Product
March 17, 2023

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

Transform social sourcing processes by empowering recruiters to capture and update both candidate and client records in their CRM, directly

Product
February 7, 2023

Firefish Updates January 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in January 2023.

Product

Recruiter Blogs

Job Ad Mistakes That Affect Your Conversion Rate

Mistakes in your recruitment agencies job adverts could be harming your growth, discover the top job ad mistakes and how to avoid them.

Recruitment

Top Email Marketing Strategy Tips and Tools

Email marketing can be a great channel for recruiters looking to engage with candidates and clients - elevate your email marketing strategy with these insights.

Recruitment

Top Tips on Managing Candidate Salary Expectations

Managing candidate salary expectations can be the difference between successful and failed placements - discover how recruiters can navigate a sensitive issue.

Recruitment
August 4, 2021

Firefish Fest 2021

We knew our first Summer Social since lockdown had to be a special one for our Fish! So we held our first ever Firefish Fest...

Culture
July 8, 2021

Firefish visits the Hub

Across the month of June we had the chance to spend some time with our teams at our shiny new office space in Glasgow here' how it went...

Culture
June 24, 2021

Firefish EURO 2021 quiz

As a company born and bred in Scotland we were a little bit excited about our country's first outing at the Euros in over 20 years...

Culture
June 3, 2021

Our Chief Fish named most innovative woman in Recruitment

This week, Recruiter Magazine named our Chief Fish Wendy one of the most innovative woman in recruitment. Here's why!

Culture
June 2, 2021

Biggest Growth Wave in Firefish History!

Back in 2020, we made a number of promotions across Firefish. We’re delighted to say that 2021 is showing no sign of slowing down.

Culture
May 5, 2021

Check out the new Firefish Hub!

We’ve spent a lot of time planning renovations to what we once called the Aquarium but has now transformed into our Hub!

Culture
April 7, 2021

Meet our new Fish

March was a magnificent month for Firefish, and we were especially delighted to add four more fin-omenal Fish to the shoal!

Culture
December 22, 2020

Fish of the Year 2020

Our Fishmas party wasn’t just about food and fun – we crowned our Fish of the Year 2020 too!

Culture
December 7, 2020

Promotions in a Pandemic

In a year where we all had to stop and refocus, these fish smashed it and as a result we’ve made a magnificent seven promotions!

Culture
September 7, 2023

August Newssplash

Check out what the shoal have been up to in August, from fin-tastic monthly winners, doggy-days in the park and more!

Culture
August 3, 2023

Cheeky Tiki Time!

The weather recently hasn’t felt like summer, so we’ve turned up the heat and excitement at our "Cheeky Tiki" Summer Social!

Culture
April 20, 2023

Firefish Announces £4M Strategic Investment

We are thrilled to announce a £4m strategic investment, led by the Foresight Group, signalling a new chapter in Firefish's growth.

Event
October 12, 2022

Firefish Software at the Agency Expo 2022

Team Firefish were back at the Recruitment Agency Expo in Birmingham on October 5th-6th, making a splash with a brand new stand!

Event
August 10, 2022

Firefish in List of Top Scottish Employment Companies

We are delighted to announce that Firefish Software has ranked in Best Startup Scotland’s list of the Top Employment companies in Scotland!

Event
June 8, 2022

Northern Tech Awards 2022

We are proud to announce that once again Firefish has made the top 100 Fastest Growing Northern Tech Companies.

Event
May 12, 2022

Firefish shortlisted for TWO Talent Tech Awards!

Firefish Software and our CEO Wendy McDougall are up for two awards at the TIARA Talent Tech Star awards, this year.

Event
May 6, 2022

Entrepreneur of the Year

The EY Awards celebrate ‘unstoppable entrepreneurs’ from across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Event
May 5, 2022

April You Glad To See Us?

April brings Focus Day for the fish and this year we upped our game and took part in some Fin-omenal fundraising too!

Culture
November 7, 2023

Firefish Software Investment Update

Six months on from the £4 million strategic investment by the Foresight Group, Firefish CEO, Wendy McDougall, shares an update.

Product
October 26, 2023

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our Recruitment CRM, discover the releases.

Product
August 16, 2023

Firefish Updates July 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
July 19, 2023

Firefish Updates June 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
June 9, 2023

Firefish Updates May 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
May 16, 2023

Firefish Updates April 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in April

Product
March 21, 2023

Firefish Updates February 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in February

Product
March 17, 2023

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

Transform social sourcing processes by empowering recruiters to capture and update both candidate and client records in their CRM, directly

Product
February 7, 2023

Firefish Updates January 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in January 2023.

Product

Business Development Blogs

These Are the Best Recruitment Markets to Target in 2024

Discover the most profitable markets for recruitment agencies to target in 2024, backed by data insights and accelerated growth strategies.

Business Development

Tips on Reaching Out to Lost Clients

Discover the best recruiter strategies for reaching out to, reconnecting and re-engaging with lost clients to recruitment agency accelerate growth.

Business Development

Avoiding The Most Common Client Meetings Mistakes

Most recruiters have made client meeting mistakes at some point. Discover the top client meeting mistakes and how your recruiters can avoid them.

Business Development
December 27, 2024

Fishmas 2024

Check out what the shoal got up to at this years festive fishmas celebrations.

Culture
October 10, 2024

October Focus Day 2024

Check out what we got up to for our 2024 October Focus Day!

Culture
July 3, 2024

What time is it? Summer Social time!

This year for our summer social we had fayre games, food and lots of fun.

Culture
April 30, 2024

April Focus Day

Focus Day – where we get together to review the last six months of positive impacts, and brainstorm the projects for the next six months.

Culture
April 9, 2024

New Splash March

It seems like just yesterday we were wrapping up the final details for Fishmas, and now our first Focus Day is just around the corner!

Culture
February 2, 2024

News Splash January

It’s a new year here at Firefish and we’ve got so much to update you on; we’ve got a few new faces to introduce you to, our first monthly aw

Culture
December 13, 2023

Celebrating Success: Our Fin-tastic Fishmas!

Last Friday all of the fish gathered for some festive games, excellent food and to celebrate a year of achievements.

Culture
November 2, 2023

October Focus Day

From talented team members to fresh fish ad chips, check out what the Shoal at this years October focus day!

Culture
October 26, 2023

Charity Newssplash

Check out what one of our fin-tastic fishes got up to for charity this October.

September 7, 2023

August Newssplash

Check out what the shoal have been up to in August, from fin-tastic monthly winners, doggy-days in the park and more!

Culture
August 3, 2023

Cheeky Tiki Time!

The weather recently hasn’t felt like summer, so we’ve turned up the heat and excitement at our "Cheeky Tiki" Summer Social!

Culture
April 20, 2023

Firefish Announces £4M Strategic Investment

We are thrilled to announce a £4m strategic investment, led by the Foresight Group, signalling a new chapter in Firefish's growth.

Event
October 12, 2022

Firefish Software at the Agency Expo 2022

Team Firefish were back at the Recruitment Agency Expo in Birmingham on October 5th-6th, making a splash with a brand new stand!

Event
August 10, 2022

Firefish in List of Top Scottish Employment Companies

We are delighted to announce that Firefish Software has ranked in Best Startup Scotland’s list of the Top Employment companies in Scotland!

Event
June 8, 2022

Northern Tech Awards 2022

We are proud to announce that once again Firefish has made the top 100 Fastest Growing Northern Tech Companies.

Event
May 12, 2022

Firefish shortlisted for TWO Talent Tech Awards!

Firefish Software and our CEO Wendy McDougall are up for two awards at the TIARA Talent Tech Star awards, this year.

Event
May 6, 2022

Entrepreneur of the Year

The EY Awards celebrate ‘unstoppable entrepreneurs’ from across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Event
May 5, 2022

April You Glad To See Us?

April brings Focus Day for the fish and this year we upped our game and took part in some Fin-omenal fundraising too!

Culture
November 7, 2023

Firefish Software Investment Update

Six months on from the £4 million strategic investment by the Foresight Group, Firefish CEO, Wendy McDougall, shares an update.

Product
October 26, 2023

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our Recruitment CRM, discover the releases.

Product
August 16, 2023

Firefish Updates July 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
July 19, 2023

Firefish Updates June 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
June 9, 2023

Firefish Updates May 2023

At Firefish Software we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment CRM, discover the new releases.

Product
May 16, 2023

Firefish Updates April 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in April

Product
March 21, 2023

Firefish Updates February 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in February

Product
March 17, 2023

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

Transform social sourcing processes by empowering recruiters to capture and update both candidate and client records in their CRM, directly

Product
February 7, 2023

Firefish Updates January 2023

At Firefish we are continually improving and evolving our recruitment software, discover what we released in January 2023.

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