How We Fill 70%+ of Roles From Our Database (And Why Traditional KPIs Don’t Work for Us)

A behind-the-scenes look at how Lotus People and Lotus Executive Search use data, systems, and feedback-driven leadership to build a high-performing recruitment business—plus where AI actually adds value (and where it doesn’t).

Iona Colville, Amy Locke and I had so much fun joining Jessica Kimber on The Savvy Recruiter recently to share how we run Lotus People and Lotus Executive Search, the systems, our JobAdder database obsession, leadership and why traditional KPIs make us twitch.

A few things we got into:
→ How we fill 70%+ of roles (and up to 95% on temp) from our database
→ Why we reverse-engineer KPIs from data instead of pulling numbers out of thin air
→ How we've built a feedback-driven culture that actually works
→ Where AI and automation help (and where they don't)

If you're a recruiter, agency owner, or simply curious about how other businesses are run, give it a watch.

Thanks so much for having us on Jess!


Link below 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIn9SSmExU4



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