The Elite Recruiter Podcast

There are always things that we all can learn from Big Billers, but there is an extraordinary amount that we can learn from someone that has their first 7 figure billing year. Lisa Decker is our guest this week on The Elite Recruiter Podcast to talk about the lessons she learned along the way to hit that seven-figure year. After being a Top Biller year after year she breaks down what it took to make that jump to the next level. This is the perfect podcast to learn how to break through your next barrier and make the next you’re your best year yet! Highlights: Lisa talks about the impact that we have in people's lives! What Lisa Decker had to do to go from Big Biller to a 7 figure biller. The work ethic and the tracking it took to be a top biller. What is her favorite book is! What you should do as a new recruiter should be doing. What experienced recruiters should take advantage of.  Lisa Decker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagentrydecker/ Lucas Group/Korn Ferry: https://www.lucasgroup.com/ With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/ Benjamin Mena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/ Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/ The Elite Recruiter Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeliterecruiter/ Benjamin Mena Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_mena

Social Selling is one of the most impactful things that most recruiters are not doing. Our awesome guest Lauren Surman is a master of social selling and is here to teach us how to level up our skills.  It's something that we all need to learn and learn how to do better. Recruiting is sales… both on the candidate side and client side and the sales process has changed over the last few years. Social Selling is the best way to move past the cold emails and phone calls and play the smart game. Check out the podcast and I hope you learned as much as I did!  Highlights: What tools Lauren is using to crush social selling How she lands the purple squirrels What is her favorite book is! How you can quickly crush the social selling game and make more placements!  Lauren Surman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurensurman/ Lauren’s LinkedIn Accountability Group: https://lessonswithlauren.co/ BombBomb: https://bombbomb.com/ Library of Uncommon Sale Practices: https://www.fluint.io/resource-content/the-library-of-uncommon-sales-practices Shield: https://www.shieldapp.ai/ With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/ Benjamin Mena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/ Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/ The Elite Recruiter Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeliterecruiter/ Benjamin Mena Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_mena

Overcoming a tragedy is extremely tough, overcoming and succeeding takes everything that you have in you.  In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, our guest Dana Neiger who is the co-founder of HIVE Talent Acquisition. In this episode, Dana talks about her first book "Before I Knew It, They Were Gone: A Jewish First-Generation American Woman’s Journey through the Darkness". We talk about the struggles that she had to overcome to reach the success that she is having now and the path to writing a book while being a cofounder of HIVE which focuses on Diversity Recruiting within the civil space. Highlights: The secrets of finding great diversity talent Finding what works for you to support your mental health Dana writing her first book and how she did it while co-managing an exciting recruitment firm   Dana Neiger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-neiger-0a9700/ HIVE Talent Acquisition: https://hivetaf.com/ Book coming soon: "Before I Knew It, They Were Gone: A Jewish First-Generation American Woman’s Journey through the Darkness" With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/ Benjamin Mena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/ Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/ The Elite Recruiter Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeliterecruiter/ Benjamin Mena Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_mena

Hiring a new recruiter can be difficult and hard. But in this exciting episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, our guest Daphne Gomez the founder of Teacher Career Coach talks about how your next new recruiter could be a former teacher. We talk about how many teachers looking at transitioning out of the classroom could become one of your best recruiters. Highlights: What traits should you be looking for in a teacher that could become your next best recruiter How to find that teacher that is looking at becoming a recruiter How to properly prepare your new recruiter for success Daphne Gomez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphne-williams2/ Teacher Career Coach: https://teachercareercoach.com/ Transitioning Teacher Job Board: https://jobs.teachercareercoach.com/ Teacher Career Coach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachercareercoach/ With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/ Benjamin Mena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/ Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/ The Elite Recruiter Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeliterecruiter/ Benjamin Mena Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_mena

In part 2 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with David Perry from Perry Martel International about how he has successfully placed 1603 Executives since he and his wife started their search firm. Highlights: How David and his wife started their executive search firm. The things that they have done to successfully place 1603 executives How the world of recruiting is changing What you need to learn as a recruiter to be successful Understanding how powerful you are as a recruiter and that you can help solve some of the challenges of the world because of your skill set. David Perry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidperry/  Perry Martel International: https://perrymartel.com/ Work Insight: https://workinsight.io/ My New Job Hunt: https://mynewjobhunt.com/ Hiring Greatness: https://amzn.to/3KyEhel Executive Recruiting for Dummies: https://amzn.to/3CLcZQi With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/ Benjamin Mena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/ Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/ The Elite Recruiter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeliterecruiter/

In part 1 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with David Perry from Perry Martel International about how he has successfully placed 1603 Executives since he and his wife started their search firm. Highlights: How David and his wife started their executive search firm. The things that they have done to successfully place 1603 executives How the world of recruiting is changing What you need to learn as a recruiter to be successful Understanding how powerful you are as a recruiter and that you can help solve some of the challenges of the world because of your skill set. David Perry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidperry/  Perry Martel International: https://perrymartel.com/ Work Insight: https://workinsight.io/ My New Job Hunt: https://mynewjobhunt.com/ Hiring Greatness: https://amzn.to/3KyEhel Executive Recruiting for Dummies: https://amzn.to/3CLcZQi With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/ Benjamin Mena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmena/ Benjamin Mena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlmena/ The Elite Recruiter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeliterecruiter/

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak Ben Eubanks the Chief Researcher from Lighthouse Research and Advisory. Ben started his career in recruiting and moved into leading one of the most successful research organizations within the recruiting and human resources industry. Highlights: We talk about how is able to use his background as recruiter to really understand the data out there What is going on within the recruiting market and different types of AI What is going on in the candidate market and why candidates are doing things like ghosting. What are the skill sets that a recruiter needs in the future to be successful Ben Eubanks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beneubanks/ Lighthouse Research and Advisory:  https://lhra.io/  Report: https://lighthouseresearch.lpages.co/2022-talent-acquisition-trends-report/ Infographic: Why Candidates Ghost Employers https://lhra.io/blog/3-reasons-candidates-ghost-employers-plus-4-things-they-desire-infographic/ With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with Adam Meekhof TA Leader at IQ Talent Partners on how to successfully lay the foundation and scale up a recruiting team that is effective in just about every industry. Highlights that we talk about: How you lay the foundation for a new recruiter so they are successfulHow they get 90% of their new business without a dedicated sales teamThe hottest recruiting tools at the moment Adam Meekhof: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammeekhof/ With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

In this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with Trent Cotton the founder of Sprint Recruiting on how to control the chaos of Talent Acquisition and how the Sprint Recruiting Methodology can change everything within your recruiting team. Highlights that we talk about: The 4 dysfunctions of recruiting and how to tackle themImplementing Spring Recruiting into your organizationFinding and keeping great recruiters Better data leads to better hiring Trent Cotten: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentcotton/ Sprint Recruiting:  https://sprintrecruiting.com/ Sprint Recruiting The Book:  https://amzn.to/3ysGqUq With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/

In part 2 of this episode of the Elite Recruiter Podcast, I speak with DSP (David Stephen Patterson) on what you need to do to prepare for a recession as a recruiter or search firm owner. Highlights that we talk about: The things that you need to do now to set your firm up for success if/when there is a downturn in the economyHow to prepare for a recession as a recruiterSkills that you need to get better at to succeed during a downturnHow you can attract some of the best talent in the industry during a downturn David Stephan Patterson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dspatterson/ Sign up for the RecessionBREAKING series: https://thedigitalheadhunter.com/winter/ Get a copy of The Lighthouse Method - https://thedigitalheadhunter.com/lighthouse/ With your Host Benjamin Mena with Select Source Solutions: http://www.selectsourcesolutions.com/