Episode 71 - Retain or Get Left Behind: The Future of Modern Recruitment! with Louise Archer

** Always looking for fantastic guests for upcoming shows - feel free to buzz me on 0414659800 to chat or 👉 ⁠⁠https://www.mixo.io/site/podcast-guest-booking-2fh52⁠⁠ 🎁🎙️Start your FREE 7 Day Podcast Launch Challenge Now! 👉 ⁠⁠https://subscribepage.io/FREE7DayPodcastChallenge⁠⁠ 🎁🎙️SALE: Beginners Podcast Course Bundle (Recorded) 👉 ⁠⁠https://classbento.com.au/w/7w6s⁠⁠ 🎁🎙️SALE: Podcast Mastery 3 Course Bundle (Recorded) 👉 ⁠⁠https://classbento.com.au/w/yn8b⁠⁠ ========================================================🚀 Buckle up – this one’s a game changer.Louise Archer isn’t just another voice in recruitment. She’s leading the charge to flip the whole model on its head. If you’re still clinging to the contingent cliff edge, she’s the one holding the ladder down – and giving you a reality check on the way up.As the CEO of Retrained Search, Louise has made it her business to help recruiters escape the chaos of contingent work. Her solution? Retained search – done properly, with confidence, clarity and zero fluff. Since 2018, she’s helped recruiters ditch the free-for-all and step into a model that values their time, expertise and mental health.In this episode, Louise joins Saul for a straight-talking, no-hype conversation about what recruitment really needs right now – and why those who don’t adapt might get left behind.What’s inside:💥 Why AI isn’t the enemy – but it won’t save sloppy recruitment💥 The real difference between retained and contingent (yes, we go there)💥 How to get clients to pay upfront – and why they’ll thank you for it💥 The mindset shift that changes everything once recruiters go retained💥 When retained isn’t the right call (yep, it’s not a one-size-fits-all)💥 A killer story of one recruiter who went from “this’ll never work” to smashing it on retainers💥 How to use tech without losing your human edge💥 What Retrained Search actually offers (it’s not a cookie-cutter course)💥 And yes – we talk about her podcast too!This one’s for the recruiters who’ve had enough of working for free. For agency owners who know something’s gotta give. For the ones who want to do the job well – and get paid properly for it.Louise brings energy, honesty and hard-earned truth. She doesn’t train for the sake of it – she helps people believe they can do better, then gives them the tools to prove it.🚨 Recruiters, agency owners, business leaders – don’t miss this.👉 Listen now, take notes, and get off the contingent hamster wheel once and for all.Get in touch with Louise and the Retrained Search team!Site - https://retrainedsearch.com/  LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise--archer/  Podcast - https://retrainedsearch.com/retrained-search-the-podcast/  🎙️ Subscribe to Saul Searching wherever you get your podcasts – and if this one hit home, share it with someone who needs to hear it.