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Recruitment Playbooks

The Profitable Agency Playbook

Built on the learnings of more than 700 recruitment agencies, this playbook offers proven framework for achieving profitable growth in your agency.

Navigating the AI and automation adoption dilemma in recruitment

There is no growth in recruitment without adopting new technology – and recently, AI has been at the forefront of most recruiters’ minds. 79% of industry professionals believe that AI will soon be sophisticated enough to make full hiring decisions.

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.

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...

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...

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!

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.

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!

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!

Fish of the Year 2020

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

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!

Our Fish Sophie Moves to Hamburg

A global pandemic may spell disaster for some, but it signalled the start of an exciting new adventure for one of our Fish!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

Northern Tech Awards 2022

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

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.

Entrepreneur of the Year

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

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!

Firefish Software Investment Update

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

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

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

Firefish Updates July 2023

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

Firefish Updates June 2023

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

Firefish Updates May 2023

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

Firefish Updates April 2023

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

Firefish Updates February 2023

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

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

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

Firefish Updates January 2023

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

Agency Leadership Blogs

3 Most Effective Candidate Engagement Strategies to Boost Your Profits

Candidate engagement is the key to optimising your recruitment - without it, you'll be spending unnecessary money and time on always searching for fresh talent. You might already have perfect candidates in your database, ready to be placed!

Leveraging data insights to accelerate profitable growth for your agency

In order to grow your recruitment agency, you need to leverage data insights - but you also need to know which ones are the correct to leverage.

How to Boost Recruitment Client Acquisition with Tailored Solutions

Being able to foster strong client relationships is what keeps you at the front of their minds when they have a new job on - and here's how to do it.

October Focus Day 2024

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

What time is it? Summer Social time!

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

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.

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!

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

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.

October Focus Day

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

Charity Newssplash

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

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!

#RECSavage Rocks UK Recruiters

If you know your industry- you know the name Greg Savage . The Rugby World Cup has brought many Aussie legends to our shores (yup, stil...

Firefish Software Investment Update

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

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

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

Firefish Updates July 2023

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

Firefish Updates June 2023

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

Firefish Updates May 2023

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

Firefish Updates April 2023

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

Firefish Updates February 2023

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

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

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

Firefish Updates January 2023

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

Recruiter Blogs

Composing a Killer LinkedIn Message as a Recruiter

A guide for recruiters on creating killer LinkedIn messages that nurture and engage the candidate relationships that accelerate profitability.

Using Data to Increase Productivity

Discover how high-growth recruitment agencies utilise their data for productivity, database enrichment and to accelerate profitable growth.

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.

October Focus Day 2024

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

What time is it? Summer Social time!

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

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.

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!

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

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.

October Focus Day

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

Charity Newssplash

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

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

Northern Tech Awards 2022

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

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.

Entrepreneur of the Year

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

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!

Firefish Software Investment Update

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

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

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

Firefish Updates July 2023

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

Firefish Updates June 2023

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

Firefish Updates May 2023

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

Firefish Updates April 2023

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

Firefish Updates February 2023

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

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

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

Firefish Updates January 2023

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

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.

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.

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.

International Women's Day 2017 at Firefish Software

This year's theme for International Women's Day was #BeBoldForChange. Here's how we celebrated the Firefish females in the Aquarium...

2017 is Off to A Flying Start For Firefish!

In January, we welcomed a fin-omenal 65 new customers aboard! Here are some reasons why 105 cities around the world now #lovethefish...

Celebrating a Great Year at Firefish Software

December – a time for reminiscing, for rejoicing, for looking back on the past 12 months and consuming a whole tonne of chocolate, mull...

Cycling for a Wheelie Great Cause

Most people, when they book annual leave, intend to collapse on a beach for two weeks and only move a muscle to sip another ice-cold be...

Work Hard, Play Hard!

Life in the Aquarium – we know how to work (hard!) but when the need calls, we know how to play hard too! So after a full on, hectic fi...

A Picnic (and some wise words) in the Park

Okay, there wasn't a picnic per se, it was more a feast for the ears than the belly. On Monday our CEO Wendy and UX Ninja (haaaa ya!) C...

Forget Dashing – it’s Cycling Through the Snow

Now don’t get us wrong, we love Christmas and the festive season as much as the next over-sized elf but there’s a wee bit of it we’re l...

So Long to a Cracking Year

2015- you’ve been a wee belter! Something about this time of year makes us stop and take stock of what’s happened over the last year.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

Northern Tech Awards 2022

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

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.

Entrepreneur of the Year

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

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!

Firefish Software Investment Update

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

Firefish Updates August & September 2023

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

Firefish Updates July 2023

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

Firefish Updates June 2023

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

Firefish Updates May 2023

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

Firefish Updates April 2023

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

Firefish Updates February 2023

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

Chrome Extension for LinkedIn 

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

Firefish Updates January 2023

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