
The Resilient Recruiter The 10 Most Popular Resilient Recruiter Episodes of 2025
This episode brings together the ten most listened-to conversations of 2025.
They weren’t popular by accident. These episodes resonated because they spoke directly to the challenges recruiters were dealing with day to day. Planning your time. Building pipeline. Positioning retained search. Recovering from burnout. Staying relevant as the market and LinkedIn both shifted.
If you missed any of these conversations the first time around, consider this your shortlist for heading into 2026 with a clearer plan and stronger focus.
In this episode, you’ll hear insights on:
How to plan your day so you stay out of reactive work
How to build business development into your week without burning out
How to position retained search with confidence
Why systems create more consistency than chasing placements
How relationship-building compounds over time
Why LinkedIn's reach dropped and what actually matters now
Episode timestamps:
00:01 Introduction
02:30 Allicia Birch – The 15-minute planning system
09:15 Rachel Filby – One BD day per week
14:20 Carol Wenom – Positioning retained search
21:05 Stuart Barnes – The three-bucket BD model
28:40 Jenny Diaz – Writing your plan by hand
34:10 Deedee Doke – Differentiation and innovation
39:45 Jessica Hamilton – Systems over placements
45:30 Brandon Glyck – Relationship compounding
52:00 Karolina Willis – From breakdown to breakthrough
58:15 Richard van der Blom – Why LinkedIn reach dropped
If you want to future-proof your recruitment business without burning out, this episode is a must-listen.
