The Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.On this episode I’m joined by Mark Bracknall, Co-Founder and Director at Theo James Recruitment. He started his recruitment career in 2008, and five years ago chose to set up his own recruitment business - and what a journey it’s been! I always love having recruitment business owners on the podcast because each story is different, and Mark gives some amazing insight into the inner workings of his business as well as tips for other business owners.For those who are wanting to learn more about an internal recruitment process and how to make it effective, this one’s for you.Mark also shares some information on the type of technology they’ve embodied to enable them to scale effectively.You can connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbracknall/Timestamps:How did you get into recruitment? [0:54]Career journey [6:40]Managing people [8:44]What gave you the confidence to start your own recruitment business? [9:24]Name of your business [14:25]What did your first year look like? [15:50]What happened in year one that you didn't expect? [20:13]What was the mindset going into year two? [24:42]What was your sales pitch to get people to join you? [27:24]Moving from a lifestyle to a small business [31:22]What processes did you implement to scale? [32:50]Year three [33:55]Financial performance of the business [38:00]How did your day change? [38:36]How would you go about your transition today from biller to non-biller? [41:09]Communicating that transition externally [43:14]Hiring on culture [46:18]Why was year four challenging? [49:39]What’s your new interview process? [52:45]Biggest challenges during Covid-19 [59:26]What’s your mindset about the next few immediate weeks? [1:04:16]What are you most excited about? [1:07:44]What would you say to the people? [1:08:39]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

On this episode I was joined by a guest you should all know, Rhonda D'Ambrosio who is the Founder of Mental Health In Recruitment.Myself and Rhonda sat down on Episode 69 so if you wanted to get more of her backstory go to #69.Rhonda recently launched 'Mental Health In Recruitment' and I wanted to make sure you all knew about it.We dig into why this is so important to her and the change she is hoping to make in the recruitment Industry.What actually is Mental Health In Recruitment?Mental Health In Recruitment supports the recruitment Industry to drive positive change to the understanding of mental health issues in order to improve lives and improve business.If you want to get involved or find out more about it then get in touch with Rhonda directly on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhondadambrosio/Also you can check out Mental Health In Recruitment Here - https://www.mentalhealthinrecruitment.org/----------------------------------------------------------------I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.On this episode I’m joined by Chris O’Connell who is a mental health ambassador and advisor for Mental Health in Recruitment.He has an impressive recruitment career spanning over twenty years, but our conversation is less about recruitment and billings; this is another episode focused on mental health and wellbeing. I highly recommend everyone to listen to this episode, not only because I think it’ll resonate with a lot of you, but Chris has shared a personal and difficult story which isn’t easy to do.You’ll know why once you listen to it.It was amazing to speak with Chris and hear about his career, but mostly listen to his transformation with his mental health.You can connect with Chris on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/TimestampsHow did you enter the world of recruitment? [1:32]Why were you consistently good? [5:31]Setting up your own recruitment business [8:44]Why didn’t you feel any different when you reached those milestones? [11:19]What did you have to sacrifice? [12:49]Did anybody know how you were feeling? [15:25]How did it feel exiting the business? [17:28]What were you hoping time off would be? [18:53]Depression and addiction [24:36]What made you look at yourself and change? [27:23]What was impactful in helping shape where you are today? [30:28]What are the common things you see in leaders that may make them miss out on things? [34:46]Why does empathy and compassion enable you to be a better leader? [38:20]Where can you start? [39:55]How can we get more men to open up and be vulnerable? [46:18]Checking in with yourself [52:40]What are you excited about? [53:24]Parting words [55:00]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.This week I’m joined by Gareth Morris, Owner of Evolution Recruitment Solutions.He initially started his career at SThree’s Computer Futures, and after two and a half years decided to set up his own recruitment business. With an entrepreneurial mindset ingrained from a young age, we pick apart the last 20 years of business at Evolution Recruitment Solutions on this episode. The highs, the lows as well as the international expansion over the last 10 years.I always find that conversations with individuals like Gareth naturally adds a different dimension to the podcast, as he’s been able to give a holistic view on the industry in the last 10 years. As well as a lot of tangible advice in this episode. I hope you guys like it!You can connect with Gareth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-morris-2277b43/Timestamps:How did you enter the world of recruitment? [1:21]SThree environment, what was it like? [3:51]What gave you the confidence to start your own business? [5:08]Were you in an entrepreneurial environment? [6:44]What was IT recruitment like in the 90s? [8:30]What was the mindset towards the intention for the business? [11:55]The first key milestones [14:17]What were your thoughts on growing headcount? [17:22]When did LinkedIn come into play? [21:55]The financial crash [26:15]What did you learn from that time period? [28:29]How did investing in your people impact your business in spite of adversity? [32:10]What did you wish you knew in those first few years? [33:40]Hiring triggers [35:20]The eleventh year… [36:28]How did you penetrate international markets? [40:35]Hiring internationally [42:44]Biggest challenge growing internationally [44:33]Replicating your culture internationally [46:07]How important are company values? [48:26]Impacting the profitability of your business [53:35]What are some of the key factors that enabled you to scale? [58:00]How have you retained people so well? [1:00:58]Journey with evolving recruitment over 20 years [1:07:04]How has your role changed now? [1:11:38]What’s your thoughts on the future of recruitment? [1:14:15]Advice to other aspiring recruitment owners [1:17:16]What are you excited about? [1:22:40]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.This week I’m joined by Chevy Rough, who is a wellbeing and productivity coach who previously spent 10 years in recruitment. This is a different type of episode this week, as we talk less about his experience being a recruiter and more about mental health instead. I’d usually suggest episodes for specific types of people, however, whatever stage you’re at in your career: whether that’s one day, one year or one decade in recruitment - this one is for all of you.Trigger warning - we talk about drug use and suicide in this episode.You can connect with Chevy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chevy-rough-2a96a855/Timestamps:How did you get into recruitment? [3:00]Alcohol and drugs [7:00]Shifting the culture of recruitment [12:32]Financial wellbeing [14:38]How did you get out of that dark place? [17:00]Looking at yourself and realising your mistakes [19:50]How important are friendships during this change? [23:50]Advice to people to find a healthy replacement [30:56]What if I’m scared? [33:51]Men discussing mental wellbeing [35:37]Common things that keep people paralysed [43:21]How did you get to the point where you knew you needed to change? [46:50]Therapy [53:00]Suicidal thoughts [55:52]Learning to slow down [57:57]Non-negotiables for today [1:00:07]Self-education [1:02:17]Self-awareness [1:07:12]What are you most excited about? [1:11:37]What would you say to the people? [1:13:13]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.On this episode I’m joined by Connor Hey from Org3D.After studying to become a priest, he decided that he didn’t want to pursue that path professionally, and began to research into varying career options, and found that recruitment was best suited to his personality and career goals.Since working at Org3D he’s learnt a lot about himself, and has had to work through the testing times of coronavirus still in the very early stages of his career.For recruiters that want to learn more about the american market and how to do business development - this one’s for you.For the junior recruiters out there, this is an excellent podcast to listen to because you will all probably relate to the feelings Connor has had during this time.It’ll definitely give you some positive takeaways you can implement if you’re like him and just come back off furlough.You can connect with Connor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-hey-863839175/Timestamps:How did you get into recruitment? [1:40]What drew you to your current company? [6:33]How were your first couple of months in recruitment? [9:28]What helped you get through the hard parts? [11:33]What habits have you developed? [14:30]Knowing what you know now, what would you say to your old self? [16:29]Year 1 billings [18:33]How do you implement the content you consume? [24:07]What’s been the most impactful thing you’ve learnt [28:09]What did you bill in your first quarter of 2020? [31:20]Experience in the US market [33:05]Fees in the US [36:24]Being on furlough [39:08]What was it like coming back? [41:52]How are you approaching BD? [44:57]How are things now, three weeks in? [48:27]What have you been surprised by? [52:29]What should I be thinking about coming back off furlough? [53:43]What are you most excited to do? [55:40]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid for Recruitment Rollercoaster Listeners!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER25 to get a HUGE 25% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://portal.hunted.comIf you're a recruiter then make sure you set yourself up a profile on https://www.hunted.com/ to get access to the best companies in the industry.On this episode I’m joined by Chris Sheard, Co-Founder of SR2 recruitment.After his dreams of being a professional golfer were starting to wane, he entered the world of sales, working at Computer Futures, part of the infamous Sthree group. He progressed up the ranks of many businesses, and experienced working in a start-up environment as well as for corporate giant Randstad. He then set up SR2 and in just under three years has grown it to over 15 consultants and a strong brand. For recruitment business owners who are interested in learning about hiring without a R2R, this one’s for you.For the junior consultants out there, this is an excellent podcast to learn more about what it’s like working for a corporate business as well as a start-up.You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissheardsr2/Timestamps:How did you get into recruitment? [1:11]What was the motivation to get into recruitment? [3:50]Opus [4:49]What’s your opinion on Sthree culture? [5:46]Growing your career at Opus [8:12]How did you get the opportunities that you did? [9:15]What were your key learnings as a manager? [11:28]How many people did you lead? [14:08]Pros and cons of a startup and a corporate [17:12]Non-negotiables when starting your own business [18:56]What was the differentiator for SR2? [22:09]What runway did you give yourself when starting the business? [27:05]Key things that have been good investments [30:46]How much did you spend on marketing? [32:39]How much thought did you put into your brand? [34:13]Did you over communicate that you wouldn’t be billing? [40:30]What were the key learnings going into year 2? [42:08]What was your mindset when hiring? [44:57]How have you cultivated your culture? [50:24]What’s impacted your retention? [54:13]How did you finish in year 2? [55:55]What have been the challenges? [56:33]How has business been during this time? [1:01:02]How have you handled a potential divide? [1:06:14]Expectations for staff on furlough? [1:07:45]What’s enabled you to build a strong business? [1:10:00]What are you excited about? [1:12:31]What would you say to the people? [1:13:43]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/If you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid until the end of June!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER50 to get a HUGE 50% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://www.hunted.com/employersOn this episode I’m joined by John Guest from Harper Harrison.Unlike most, he started out his career in sales through owning his own business and after deciding to step away from that venture he jumped in head first into the world of recruitment.In this episode we drill down on John’s journey as well as talking about mindset, being a manager as well as working remotely and the impact of that on the industry. It was an interesting episode because John did the opposite of what most do in recruitment, he left his own venture to work for someone else - and his reasons are interesting. For recruiters who are wanting to learn about managing in a new company, this one’s for you.For the junior consultants out there, this is an excellent episode to learn about business development and the power of client meetings.You can connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/propertyrecruiterlondon/Timestamps:How did you get into recruitment? [5:39]How was your first year? [9:55]Mindset when looking for a new opportunity [14:14]What stage did you get to after 7 years? [19:06]How did you build that part of the business from scratch? [21:11]What was it like being a manager? [22:27]How do you find out peoples why? [25:00]Being confident in a career move [28:44]Gut instinct [33:16]Going into a new market and adopting the right mindset [35:19]Meeting clients with no knowledge of a new market [38:30]How did you ensure your internal brand was strong? [40:00]What made you push on during hard times? [42:39]How did your mindset shift? [45:05]How have you helped during Covid-19? [51:24]Communicating and not overthinking [55:26]Working remotely [56:48]How have you juggled work and home life? [59:28]How can you switch off? [1:01:19]What are you excited about? [1:02:20]What would you say to the people? [1:04:00]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - Hishem AzzouzIf you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid until the end of June!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER50 to get a HUGE 50% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://www.hunted.com/employersOn this episode I’m joined by Richard Bartlett and Kevin Tyler from Consult Energy Recruitment. It’s always amazing to have two founders on the podcast, so I was super excited to get stuck into this episode. They both entered the world of recruitment in their early 20s, and after working at separate companies but always keeping in touch, they decided to set up Consult Energy Recruitment. The business was started ten years ago, and since then has grown to just under 20 in headcount. We cover a lot of interesting topics in this episode, but pay particular attention to the benefits of an NED as well as how they have handled their business during Covid-19.For recruiters who are aspiring to set up their own business, there’s a lot of juicy information about NEDs, which is worth a listen.For the junior consultants out there, this is an excellent podcast to educate yourself on other companies and how they have handled Covid-19, as there are a lot of takeaways that you can apply to your own desk.You can connect with them both on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmbartlett/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevintyler/Timestamps:How did you get into recruitment? [3:51]What gave you the confidence to start your own business? [10:13]Sthree [13:40]Game plan for year one [16:43]Picking and building your markets out [19:42]When did things start to change for you? [22:34]How have things changed due to those decisions you made? [24:30]Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently? [29:00]Journey in growing the business [33:15]Which hires would you have made earlier? [36:00]What changes have you made during this time? [38:08]Hiring learnings [39:33]How did you go about finding an NED? [41:33]How did you pick that person? [44:12]When should people reach out to get an adviser? [46:19]Most challenging decision over the last 8 weeks [47:08]Interview process during Covid-19 [50:25]What expectations have you changed? [52:26]What does a typical week look like? [53:46]How are things going to change post Covid? [55:56]What are you excited to do post Covid? [1:01:44]What would you say to the people? [1:04:08]I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - Hishem AzzouzIf you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌

Claim your Hunted profile today with your exclusive and amazing offer which is only valid until the end of June!Use the code - ROLLERCOASTER50 to get a HUGE 50% off all of Hunted's annual subscriptions.https://www.hunted.com/employersOn this episode I was joined by John Gaughan who is the Co-Founder of Finlay James & Talentskowt.In this conversation we dug deep into what a typical recruiters job might look like in the future.John spoke in detail about 'Project Freedom' and how the learnings from this project have helped them make decisions on what their employees typical weeks might look like moving forward.Project freedom was a project which gave their staff COMPLETE freedom to work where they want and when they want.It was strictly measured by outcomes and as long as you achieved the outcomes you could do it however you wanted to.With the future recruitment work force likely to be more 'flexible' than ever John shared with us some of the things agency owners should consider when constructing their back to work plan.No doubt the future looks different and to be expected to be chained to your desk for eight hours a day will be a thing of the past.You can connect with John on Linkedin and he is more than open to answer any questions you may have on 'Project Freedom'Connect with John here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngaughanfja/I hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - Hishem AzzouzIf you would love me to cover certain topics with future guests please drop me a message. Finally, if you have been enjoying the podcast and you have two minutes then it would be greatly appreciated if you could leave a review. Simply it will enable me to reach more people with the podcast, you can easily leave a review with the following link - https://ratethispodcast.com/rollercoaster 🙌