How to Drive Profit Without Chaos in Your Recruitment Business
Margins are under pressure, overheads keep rising and client demands aren’t slowing down. Many UK recruitment businesses are chasing revenue but watching profit slip through the cracks. With market uncertainty and shifting candidate behaviour, running a profitable agency now takes more than a few big billers – it needs a clear, calm strategy. It sounds simple written down, but anyone running a recruitment agency right now knows it’s anything but. When you’re spinning multiple plates, it’s hard to spot the real fixes for the problems hitting hardest. For many agencies, the focus has to be on making the rest of 2025 genuinely profitable, with enough growth to carry momentum into the new year and beyond. ⭐ Operating costs have risen, but client fees remain flat, squeezing margins. ⭐ Slower hiring cycles and candidate volatility create longer time-to-bill and cashflow gaps, so agencies chase revenue but miss real profit. ⭐ The usual fixes aren’t cutting it in today’s market, leaving many businesses uncertain and unsettled. So if future adjustments are needed to get back into the green, what needs to change - and where do we start? My guest on this show is Alison Humphries, who has many strings to her bow. She is the Owner and Director of Recruitment Leadership Ltd, where she provides strategic consultancy and executive coaching to directors of recruitment businesses. In addition to this she is Co-Founder of Women in Recruitment Leadership; a fast-growing network of women leaders in the recruitment industry. And if that wasn’t enough, she is also an Honorary Fellow of the REC, an APSCo Advisor, an author ("Seven Behaviours of Successful Recruitment Leaders") and a well-regarded conference speaker and panellist. What a woman! I feel privileged to have her as a guest and can’t wait to learn from her. We will cover… 💡 The biggest challenges to profitability for recruitment businesses now 💡 Four basics recruitment business owners need to get right with regard to profit 💡 The future adjustments we should all be considering If you’re looking for practical steps to protect your margins, cut the noise and scale with confidence…then this is the show for you! I look forward to having you there. A lot of people ask me what software I use to stream these shows...it's StreamYard. If you'd like to check it out and get a $10 discount use this link - https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5342276534534144
