Farewell 2012. Another massive year in recruitment, with, if anything, even more challenges than the year prior.

“The Savage Truth“ clocked up dozens of blog posts during the year, trying to make sense of it all. And the readership has grown exponentially over that time, so I am grateful for the support from so many.  In fact, visitor numbers to The Savage Truth in 2012 are up 33% from 2011.

Below is a list of the most popular 2012 posts, largely in order of ‘views’, but also taking into account re-Tweets on Twitter, shares on LinkedIn, and the most blog comments this year.

If you missed these posts, just click the links below:

1. Are you a LinkedIn liar?
2. The very best recruiter I have ever known
3. Some hiring managers just don’t get it!
4. The one skill great recruiters nail every time.
5. The golden rule of cold–calling. Don’t!
6. The ONLY recruitment metric that matters…
7. Forget the gym! Are you client fit?
8. Massage your client’s ‘social ego’ for a happy ending
9. 15 ways YOU will screw up your next placement
10. Are you an E-Mail E-diot?
11. Discount! Did you say…discount?
12. Candidate care clichés and other corporate codswallop!
13. 50 (half) smart, or (vaguely) controversial things I said at the RC...
14. My wrap up of the key insights from the RCSA Conference 2012
15. How I irritated, scared and inspired the Australian recruitment gli...