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“High street recruiters are dead”

  • Wave RS
  • March 8th 2026

Generalist agencies are fading. Specialists are winning. Ian Whitear on why niche beats scale, and how smart firms expand without losing focus. From Talent Matters with Dave Jenkins.

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