🧨 13 Brutal Truths of #Recruitment (That Most Won’t Admit)
If you’re a #recruiter or run an agency, this might hurt—but it’ll help even more.
I’ve built a recruitment business from €45,000 to €243,000,000.
And in those 29 years, I’ve seen all the reasons why great hiring doesn’t happen.
Here are the 13 most brutal (and true) recruitment truths you are faced with and what clients believe:
🚫 “We can’t find the right people” → but they won’t adjust their offer
🚫 “It’s too expensive to work with recruiters” → Clients refuse professional help
🚫 Hiring takes too long → Clients are ghosting recruiters
🚫 Clients are offering below-market salaries
🚫 Job descriptions are outdated Frankenstein copy-paste
🚫 Recruiters stop trying when clients stop giving feedback
🚫 Changing job specs delays everything and increases costs
🚫 More agencies ≠more candidates
🚫 Squeezing fees ≠recruiter motivation
🚫 Clients think recruitment = “sending some CVs”
🚫 Clients don’t realize 1 hire = 100+ calls, messages, rejections
🚫 Clients don’t see the emotional toll on recruiters
🚫 Your ATS is a graveyard, not a growing network > GET NTB
✅ Brutal. ✅ True. ✅ Fixable.
If you want to grow your agency fast, win better clients, and build a 6-, 7- or 8-figure exit…
Let’s talk.
📧 gerard.koolen@lugera.com
📱 +31 6 2295 9248 (Call/Text/WhatsApp)