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Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by not one, but two special guests!
In this episode, Alison speaks to James Truswell and Andrew Dean, Directors of Menlo Park.
Menlo Park is an award-winning recruitment agency specialising in recruiting for permanent positions within primary care, adult social care, medical devices and medical technology.
James and Andrew join Alison to provide an insight into how they are successfully leading their award-winning firm in the new era of work.
As the expectations employees have of their leaders increase, James and Andrew endeavour to answer the question - ‘Can recruitment leaders really do it all?’
In the process, they offer their expert advice on how to balance the ever-increasing remit of leaders with the additional pressures that this can bring.
This episode is part of our insightful series centred around leadership - if you are seeking actionable advice on how to lead a recruitment business in the modern era of work, this episode is for you!
Timestamped Guide:
0:45 - Introduction
1:05 - Introduction to James Truswell and Andrew Dean
1:23 - What are your career backgrounds?
7.16 - What makes Menlo Park different?
11:51 - What new markets have you expanded into?
18:41 - How have your leadership skills developed over the last two years?
24:57 - What actions have you taken to ensure your back office feels included?
28:26 - With the recent changes in the world of work, what do recruitment leaders now have to do differently?
35:46 - With the new pressures placed on recruitment leaders, is it possible to do it all?
41:10 - What are the growth plans you have for Menlo Park?
If you would like to find out more about opportunities at Menlo Park, please see below -
📧james@menloparkrecruitment.com
💻https://menloparkrecruitment.com
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by James Fowler, founder and CEO of Fintelligent Search and Leaders in Care.
Fintelligent Search specialises in the Financial Services, Legal and Finance sectors. Leaders in Care are recruitment specialists operating within Health and Social Care.
James is a highly experienced recruitment leader having founded not one, but two successful recruitment businesses operating in very different markets - healthcare and financial services.
In this exclusive episode, James shares his bumpy journey to building Fintelligent and Leaders in Care into the recruitment powerhouses they are today. Through the times of unprecedented crisis that James has had to weather, he has learnt what it truly means to be a leader.
If you are looking for valuable leadership lessons to help you navigate adversity, this episode is a must-listen!
Timestamped Guide:
0:46 - Introduction
1:25 - Introduction to James Fowler
2:54 - What was your path to recruitment?
5:03 - What markets do Leaders in Care and Fintelligent Search operate in?
11:47 - What were the key events that led to the evolution of Fintelligent Search?
19:09 - During the pandemic crisis, what did you discover about your values as a leader?
23:50 - How did you use your culture of trust to maintain the pace of work during the pandemic?
28:48 - How did you implement values into both businesses?
31:33 - Post-pandemic, what are the most important things recruitment leaders can implement now?
36:07 - How does your culture of trust lead to a high-performance culture?
37:58 - Why do you think your internal hiring has been so successful in the tough current market?
If you would like to connect with James or find out more about Fintelligent Search or Leaders in Care, please see below:
💻https://leadersincare.co.uk
💻https://fintelligent.co.uk
📧james@leadersincare.co.uk
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Katrina Cheverton, CEO of Savannah Group.
Savannah Group is a global executive search and interim management firm specialising in board appointments, functional C-Suite appointments and key sectors.
With a diverse career background and an atypical route into recruitment, Katrina kindly joined Alison to share her expertise on leadership, providing comprehensive insight into Savannah Group’s steps to success.
This episode is part of our insightful series centred around leadership - if you’re looking for actionable insight and advice to unleash your leadership potential, listen now!
Timestamped guide
0:47 - Introduction
01:57 - What are the challenges and opportunities that your past experience has thrown up for you as a recruitment business leader?
07:03 - Tools for a comprehensive look at the market
08:33 - Is there anything about the executive search field that surprised you?
9:30 - What were the challenges for you when you moved to a new market?
12:11 - What do leaders need to do differently in the current climate?
14:30 - How, in practice, do you look after the whole of a person at Savannah group?
16:11 - L&D is very high on the agenda for younger people, tell me about your approach to that at Savannah Group?
17:31 - What’s your approach to managing performance at Savannah Group?
19:22 - Advice for applying an appraisal review system
21:13 - Advice for adapting as a leader
24:49 - What specific actions have you taken to get that involvement for business support staff?
26:43 - Advice for rewarding staff
28:55 - How as a business are you addressing the new environment for your clients?
31:32 - How do you navigate discussions about diverse shortlists?
33:46 - What are the emerging key skills that leaders are looking for in the current climate?
If you’d like to connect with Katrina or find out more about Savannah Group, please see below:
💻https://savannah-group.com/
✉️KCheverton@savannah-group.com
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
💬 alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Max Mitcham, VP of Sales at Talent Ticker.
Talent Ticker is an award-winning Staffing Market Intelligence firm that organises the world’s information to provide deep insights and predictive analytics on staffing trends for organisations and people.
In this exclusive episode, Max joins Alison to provide a wealth of insight, advice and actionable learnings on two important topics; business development and candidate sourcing.
If you’re looking to take your recruitment business to the next level, listen now!
This episode is part of an insightful series centred around finding, engaging and retaining candidates from a range of perspectives, providing recruiters with comprehensive advice and actionable solutions.
Timestamped guide
1:05 - Introduction
3:13 - About the product
07:39 - What market intelligence would get you to hot prospects
10:11 - Digital behaviours amongst sectors
13:38 - Mistakes recruiters make when they’re given data
16:25 - Personalise reporting criteria
17:38 - What geographic markets can you support people in
17:57 - Candidate sourcing and engagement
21:15 - Predictors
24:19 - Insightful case studies
30:09 - Special offer
For a limited time, Talent Ticker is offering 20% off to our listeners. Simply head over to talentticker.ai, book a demo and reference the Recruitment Leadership podcast.
If you’d like to connect with Max or find out more about Talent Ticker, please see below:
💻https://www.talentticker.ai/en-GB
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
💬 alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by James Ball, Founder of AdBuilder.
James is highly experienced in the recruitment field, having owned and led recruitment businesses himself.
AdBuilder began as a seed of an idea to aid recruiters in writing better, more consistent job adverts which attracted the right people.
This fascinating episode is for those who want specific, actionable advice on candidate attraction. It forms part of our insightful series which delves deep into the whole issue of candidate shortages from a range of perspectives, providing recruiters with comprehensive advice and actionable solutions.
Timestamped guide:
0:44 - Introduction
0:54 - Introduction to AdBuilder
3:53 - How many recruitment businesses use AdBuilder
7:58 - The most common issues with job ads today
12:54 - The magic number for optimisation
17:00 - What factors lead to poor job adverts?
20:22 - Structure and optimisation
28:48 - The recruiter phrase, ‘my client is’
30:46 - Diversity and inclusion
39:19 - Download free resources
To find out more about AdBuilder and to access a range of FREE frameworks that underpin everything that AdBuilder does, take a look here:
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
💬 alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Mike Tann, Director of Select Offshore and Select Tech.
Founded in 2013, Select Offshore is an offshore recruitment agency that focuses on three sectors of the offshore energy industry.
In this exclusive episode, Mike shares his story on how Select Offshore achieved 50% growth and garnered awards while overcoming the challenges of 2020.
If you’re looking for valuable insight that will inspire you to tap into your recruitment business’ potential, this episode is not one to miss!
This episode is part of an insightful series centred around finding, engaging and retaining candidates from a range of perspectives, providing recruiters with comprehensive advice and actionable solutions.
Timestamped guide
0:45 Introduction
01:21 An introduction to Select Offshore
03:07 Understanding the uniqueness of the offshore industry
04:34 Compliance that a candidate must go through before they can work
06:26 How achievements were made in challenging times
8:52 The contributing factors to winning recruitment awards
11:34 Engaging new clients and contractors
12:35 Motivations for looking for a NED or Board Advisor
14:08 What to look for
15:03 The benefits of the working relationship
16:52 What to look for when recruiting internally
18:35 How to be an attractive employer
21:55 Top three pieces of advice for finding and keeping
candidates
24:01 Attracting referrals
If you’d like to connect with Mike or find out more about Select Offshore, please see below:
💻https://bit.ly/3tVYFOA
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
💬 alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Sharon Peake, Founder and CEO of Shape Talent.
Sharon is a highly experienced diversity and talent management expert with over 20 years of experience working in global businesses; including executive-level roles at 20 businesses, where she was responsible for diversity and talent and retention.
Sharon then founded Shape Talent in 2017 with a specific focus on accelerating the progression of women into senior roles.
This episode is part of an insightful series delving deep into the whole issue of candidate shortages from a range of perspectives, providing recruiters with comprehensive advice and actionable solutions.
Timestamped guide
0:45 Episode introduction
02:05 The three barriers of a woman’s progression
03:59 Key insight from Sharon’s white paper
07:30 Gender stereotypes
10:43 Stigma around flexible-working and women
17:29 Advice would you give recruitment business owners
20:19 Practical advice for recruitment business owners who want to overcome unconscious bias
23:23 Mitigating gender bias in job briefs
27:30 How to attract more candidates into the top of the selection funnel
31:00 Insightful statistics
33:00 Tips for organisations to weave into their policies
35:39 Advice for individual managers
39:54 Advice for those who are looking to progress their careers
If you’d like to connect with Sharon or find out more about Shape Talent, please see below:
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
💬 alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Adam Oldfield, founder and CEO of Force24 - the UK's fastest-growing marketing automation platform.
After spending 10 years in senior marketing, Adam developed Force24 as a comprehensive solution for marketeers, allowing them to do smart marketing at speed.
This episode is the first in a series of four that delves deep into candidate shortages, looking at the whole issue through different lenses guided by expert opinions.
If you’re looking for valuable insight and implementable learnings that will elevate your recruitment business' marketing processes, this episode is not one to miss!
Timestamped guide:
2:32 In your experience, what are the most common mistakes that you see recruiters making with their marketing?
5:00 Can you describe an example that our recruitment audience would be able to relate to?
9:50 What do you think recruitment business owners should be measuring in terms of their marketing effectiveness?
13:21 What constitutes engagement?
14:29 What tips do you have for applying marketing technology?
18:34 What positive and negative trends have you seen related to recruiters marketing to candidates?
23:37 What is the minimum starter pack that you would recommend for recruiters beginning their marketing journey?
27:20 Looking at the automated marketing process as a whole
Special offer
As a special offer for our listeners, Force24 are offering two months free to anyone who signs up referencing the ‘Recruitment Leadership Podcast’.
If you want to elevate your marketing processes, this offer is not one to be missed.
Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today!
💬 alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
If you would like to get in touch with Angela, please see the details below:
LinkedIn👤 https://bit.ly/3p5dH3H
Website 💻 https://bit.ly/3m306I0
To find out how Alison Humphries expertise can help elevate your recruitment business, get in touch today: alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Amanda Simpson, CEO and Founder of SVC Solutions.
Following a successful career within recruitment across East Anglia, Amanda’s passion and determination to make a difference led her to establish SVC in 1999. Some of the highlights in her career are achieving Essex Countywide Business Woman of the Year in 2010 and becoming a qualified ILM Trainer and Executive Business Coach.
In this episode, Alison and Amanda unpack the process that Amanda went through when she decided to take her business into new markets, and explore the experience of leaders in today’s challenging business environment.
If you’re looking to diversify your recruitment business and gain valuable insight on how to navigate the current climate and its challenges, listen today!
Timestamped Guide:
0:45 Introduction
05:55 Why did you diversify?
08:21 When you made this decision, what came first?
10:48 Marketing and methods
14:49 How long did it take you to break even in that expansion into HR?
20:25 What didn't work in terms of the rollout of your service offering?
24:39 How to handle being put off from going into a new area, or suffering from not having first-hand experience
27: 32 When you brought Learning Development and HR specialists into the business, how did you know if they were on course?
29:39 In terms of setting sales, targets and so forth for these new HR people. Did you do that?
35:38 Advice for other business leaders on looking after themselves
37:19 Is it really the case that businesses can be run for social purposes?
If you would like to get in touch with Amanda, please see the details below:
LinkedIn👤 https://bit.ly/3ntVgF0
Website 💻 https://svcsolutions.co.uk/
To find out how Alison Humphries expertise can help elevate your recruitment business, get in touch today: alison@recruitmentleadership.co.uk