The Recruitment Mentors Podcast

On this episode I'm joined by Arjun Gillard who is the Head of the .Net team at a Recruitment Agency called Understanding Recruitment.Like a lot of us do Arjun found himself in Recruitment after having no idea what he wanted to do after university.9 years on, Arjun has been completely committed to not failing in Recruitment and becoming the best Recruiter he can be.After a tough start in his Recruitment career he quickly became a manager and before he took his recent role he was leading a team of 20 people.Arjun has been completely committed to becoming the best leader and billing manager he can be after numerous failures & learnings.We discuss loads on this episode however throughout this episode Arjun was honest and open on his journey with becoming a better manager!Looking forward to all of you hearing this one especially those of you who are aspiring managers or current managers.You can connect with Arjun on Linkedin - Arjun GillardI 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 futures 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'm joined by a very special guest Ricardo Bevilacqua who is the CEO of an internal recruitment business called G4 Global Partners.Ricardo has worked in recruitment for 20+ years, building and growing recruitment teams for the Latin America divisions of both Michael Page & Robert Half.For the last 9 years he has been building his own recruitment business which is an international enterprise with circa 80+ people that work for the business across a number of different countries.We have an in-depth conversation on building international recruitment teams, taking your businesses culture global, understanding the different nuances of country cultures, having an always hiring mentality, how they effectively communicate across the business from different countries & time zones and how Ricardo manages his time! I'm so excited for you all to listen to this one as I think there is tons of value in this episode!!You can connect with Ricardo on Linkedin - Ricardo BevilacquaI 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 futures 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'm joined by Mark Barnicoat who is one of the founders of a recruitment business called Oasis HR.Mark has been working in the recruitment industry for 20+ years, starting his career as a Rec 2 Rec headhunting the finest IT Recruitment talent to now building his own recruitment businesses focused on servicing the HR market.We discuss Marks journey in being an agency owner which definitely hasn't been straight forward.We have an honest chat about the challenges of scaling a recruitment business pass 20 heads, how they have embedded a completely flexible working environment, the impact of successful marketing and how starting an event series nearly a decade ago has become a global success.You can connect with Mark on Linkedin - Mark BarnicoatI 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 futures 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'm joined by Nicholas Carman who is a Director of a long established recruitment agency called Macdonald & Company.Nick has worked in the industry for over a decade, starting as a Rec 2 Rec to now seasoned property recruiter.We have a real and honest chat about Nick's rise to top biller status a long with the challenges that accompanied this title.I loved Nick's humility to admit he needed help although everyone around him no doubt would have aspired to be in the position he was.A raw and transparent conversation this episode in true recruitment rollercoaster fashion.I can't wait for all of you to hear it.You can connect with Nick on Linkedin - Nick CarmanI 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 futures 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 🙌🏻👊🏻

In this episode I'm joined by Tom Enefer who is a Managing Consultant for a Real Estate & Construction specialist agency called Cobalt Recruitment.Tom has only worked for Cobalt since entering the Recruitment Industry nearly 6 years ago and he has been in a billing manager role since his second year.Having had a really successful first year in recruitment Tom has continued to hone in on his craft ever since. "I really do hope my first year doesn't go down as my best year ever ...."We discuss everything in this episode from the impact of being surrounded by big billers early on in his career, the willingness to always be accountable for your performance, the challenges of maintaining his billings and managing his team plus much more.Anyone who is currently managing a team or wants to manage a team will get some great value from this episode.You can connect with Tom on Linkedin - Tom EneferI 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 futures 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 🙌🏻👊🏻If you want to grab your tickets to the next LIVE Recruitment Rollercoaster event you can grab them here, 19th of March. 60 tickets left! 💥🔥https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recruitment-rollercoaster-live-cultivating-resilience-going-the-distance-tickets-89785479787 

On this episode I'm joined by Tim Lawrie who is the founder of a Med Tech Recruitment Agency called Projectus Consulting.Having worked in recruitment for 6 years he decided to start his own business when his partner fell pregnant with their first child."If I didn't do it now, I would never do it ..." This isn't the first time I have heard this be the ultimate catalyst to go out on your own.Tim had no plan B for this business, it was going to work or he was going to fail.7 years on and he has grown a recruitment business from his home to now a multi million pound net fee income business.We really dive into how Tim has achieved this, we discuss the importance of re-investing in the business, becoming more & more comfortable with hiring people to take on responsibilities you typically did in the past, the challenges of hiring for the business and how Tim has always communicated the vision for the business to his employees.I hope you enjoy the first instalment of the 'Agency Owner Rollercoaster'You can connect with Tim on Linkedin - Tim LawrieI 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 futures 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/rollercoasterIf you want to grab your tickets to the next LIVE Recruitment Rollercoaster event you can grab them here, 19th of March. 60 tickets left! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recruitment-rollercoaster-live-cultivating-resilience-going-the-distance-tickets-89785479787

On this episode I''m joined by Mitch Carter who is a Cyber Security Recruiter based in Melbourne Australia.The plan is to get more international recruiters on the show so feedback on this episodes is very welcome!Mitch has worked in Recruitment for nearly four years and moved to Australia in 2014 in which he secured himself a sponsorship to stay in the country.In this episode Mitch shares with us how he has really doubled down on understanding his market, acquiring as much domain knowledge as possible which has had a massive impact on him achieving more success as a Recruiter.We discuss the different nuances in the Melbourne market compared to Sydney, Mitch educated me on the different types of cultures you can expect living in the two different areas and what the massive opportunities are in the Australian recruitment market. You can connect with Mitch on Linkedin - Mitch Carter

I'm very excited to announce that the next Recruitment Rollercoaster LIVE event will take place on the 19th of March in London 🙌🏻After the success of the first LIVE event I can't wait to see you all at the next one.This time the theme we'll be discussing is how Recruiters can cultivate resilience and keep going.Looking at the questions requested at the last event and the messages I receive from the podcast, being able to bounce back, keep going and have resilience is something that always comes up!The goal is to double the size of the last event for it to be even bigger and better than the first one.You will have the opportunity to spend an evening with 120 like minded recruiters learning, sharing challenges and experiences on building resilience in recruitment.The plan for the evening will be confirmed over the next few weeks as I'm currently securing event space and speakers.What's guaranteed at this event is plenty of networking time, a live panel discussion, plenty of time for audience participation, drinks and food!The Recruitment Rollercoaster partners Hunted will be there too, and have helped make this event happen.You can grab your tickets with the link below 👇🏻🔥BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE!

On this episode I'm joined by the founders of This Is Prime, Nicole Plinston and Neil Clough. Prime is an award winning sales recruitment and training specialist agency with offices in Manchester, London and soon to be opening in Leeds.http://www.thisisprime.co.uk/We sat down when they had just been announced the winners of the Sales Training Provider of the Year BESMA 2019 Awards which they were over the moon with.In this episode we really break down the Prime business journey to date and their biggest learnings a long the way.I loved the energy between Nicole & Neil who have clearly become great business partners who know each-others strengths and weaknesses.The golden thread that runs through this business journey is that from the very start they have been on a mission to change the perception of recruitment and sales!With their unique business model and the thousands of young people they impact a year with their training they have no doubt made a dent in making sales & recruitment a career path of choice.I'm really excited for you all to listen to this episode!You can connect with Neil & Nicole on Linkedin:Nicole Plinston - LinkedinNeil Clough - LinkedinI hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - Hishem Azzouz If you would love me to cover certain topics with futures 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

In this episode I'm joined by Sam Oakes who is one of the founders of a Bristol based recruitment agency called Recruit UK.Early on in Sam's recruitment career he became 50 / 50 partners with his business partner Stuart.We have a real honest conversation around Sams learnings and failures in helping grow a recruitment business with no previous experience.It's safe to say Sam has learnt a lot along the way but has always been willing to have the humility to know what his strengths and weaknesses are whilst becoming a better business leader.We chat mental well-being, the impact running a business can have on your personal relationships, innovating recruitment solutions for their clients and much more!You can connect with Sam on Linkedin - Sam OakesI hope you enjoyed the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - Hishem Azzouz If you would love me to cover certain topics with futures 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