Coffee with a Recruiter
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Hi, I'm Jose. I'm a London-based in-house recruiter and I like to discuss tech & and social advancements in the HR and recruitment space. Guests include team managers, recruiters and HR managers.
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Paul Abercrombie (Director of Talent Acquisition - Klaviyo)
April 23, 2024 07:06 - 30 minutes - 55.7 MBPaul Abercrombie is a Director of Talent Acquisition at Klaviyo. In this episode, we discuss: (01:58) intro to Paul and Klaviyo (04:10) Klaviyo culture and communities (09:00) thoughts on the current job market from a recruiter's POV (15:35) AI, new tech companies, thoughts on Metaview (22:00) new flexible working legislation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Helping start-up founders with Beth Nevins - Developa.io
February 13, 2024 11:37 - 31 minutes - 57.8 MBIn this episode, I speak with Beth Nevins, the founder of developa.io. Developa is a people and talent consultancy that helps start-ups hire and develop the best talent. We discuss Beth's journey to becoming VP of People and Talent, starting developa, how developa helps start-ups and examples of projects she's delivered. This episode was recorded a while back, so do visit their website for a more up-to-date introduction. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reinventing consulting at Radically Digital
July 26, 2023 08:31 - 32 minutes - 58.6 MBLilyana Kostadinova (Head of People Experience) from Radically Digital joins us to discuss culture at a people-driven consultancy: (00:20) Intro to Lilyana, career journey and joining Radically Digital (06:00) Radically's mission, growth, remote work (19:30) What makes Radically Digital a great place to work? (23:00) What type of person would thrive in your environment? (27:00) Diversity, onboarding and Benefits. Where can we go for more info? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Making money and budgeting less stressful with Cleo
June 21, 2023 07:55 - 19 minutes - 35.1 MBAnnie Jackson (Head of Talent Acquisition) from Cleo joins us to discuss life at a fast-growth, diverse tech company: (00:45) Intro to Annie, career and growing into a head of talent (01:30) Cleo's mission, products, history (04:00) What makes Cleo a great place to work? (09:00) Diversity at Cleo (13:00) What type of person would thrive in your environment? (16:00) What are the onboarding and Benefits? Where can we go for more info? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Empowering students and educators at Kognity
June 07, 2023 07:30 - 33 minutes - 61.5 MBDanny Crook (Talent Acquisition Manager) from Kognity joins us to discuss life at an ed-tech company and what makes Kognity a unique workplace: (00:45) Intro to Danny, differences between the UK and Swedish workplace (06:50) Kognity's mission, products, history (11:30) What makes Kognity a great place to work? (23:35) What type of person would thrive in your environment? (28:00) What are the onboarding and Benefits? Where can we go for more info? Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Intro to PeopleOps with Ellie (Birdie) and Max (Intruder)
March 27, 2023 07:30 - 30 minutes - 56.5 MBWe're joined today by Ellie (Senior People Partner - Birdie) and Max (Head of People - Intruder), where we discuss the PeopleOps function, their day-to-day tasks, and future developments in the people function. (00:00) Intro to Ellie, Max (03:40) What is PeopleOps, day to day examples (09:40) transitioning to PeopleOps (13:10) working with recruiters (16:40) What advice can you give people wanting to move over? (24:10) Future of people teams https://resources.workable.com/hr-terms/pe...
ChatGPT first impressions with co-host Zumar Dean (Director of Talent, StackAdapt)
February 16, 2023 08:09 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MBZumar Dean joins me in discussing ChatGPT and the potential impact of AI on recruitment. We start with what ChatGPT is and then go into how to apply it for: (06:00) job intakes, job descriptions, bias in AI (15:10) sourcing, reach outs, LinkedIn posts, salary ranges, market mapping, boolean search (24:00) employer branding, writing blogs, career pages (29:00) assisting but not replacing recruiters and limitations of ChatGPT (34:30) candidates, students using ChatGPT to cheat? Some link...
Layoffs, hiring freezes and what recruiters can do with Zumar Dean (StackAdapt)
January 30, 2023 07:47 - 34 minutes - 64 MBZumar Dean (Director of Talent - StackAdapt) joins me as a co-host on the podcast to discuss the job market, hiring freezes, layoffs and what recruiters can do during these moments. (1:20) Intro to Zum and StackAdapt (3:50) The UK/US labour market, hiring freezes and layoffs (9:15) What caused these layoffs, differences between the US and UK (18:30) What can recruiters do in these circumstances? I cite the following articles from Yahoo, Information Age and Forbes. Enjoy! Hosted on Ac...
Unlearning bad agency recruitment habits and book chapter review
January 16, 2023 08:39 - 13 minutes - 24.3 MBToday I rant about the need to be a proactive driver as an internal recruiter and how agency recruitment teaches us the poor habit of being passive passengers at work. I also give a quick summary and opinion on the first rule of the book, 7 Rules of Power, by Jeffrey Pfeffer. Finally, check out The Infographics Show for exciting videos relating to international politics https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfographicsShow/featured Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Life, podcast update and tips on achieving goals for 2023
January 02, 2023 09:56 - 12 minutes - 23.1 MBHappy new year, all! In this episode, I give a minor update on what I've been up to, some excellent resources you can look at (see below), my plans for the podcast this year and some quick tips on achieving objectives for 2023. Some cool things to check out: James Jani's video on crypto being a scam The legend planner I'm using The backwards law, explained by Enzelganger I'll be using my Instagram a lot more to connect with listeners. Let's connect! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Recruiting for VCs with Kim Goddard - Point Nine
November 21, 2022 08:33 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBKim Goddard is the Director of Talent at Point Nine; a venture capital fund focused on backing seed-stage B2B SaaS and B2B marketplace entrepreneurs anywhere in the world. Kim has a wealth of experience hiring across product and tech in Startups, ScaleUps and Multi-Nationals. He brings a unique and personal take on VC investment and hiring trends in this episode of the Coffee with a Recruiter Podcast. (00:38) Intro to Kim, hiring for early-stage startups and VCs (08:30) Stakeholder managem...
RecFest review with Sophie Power (Zinc) and Kish Lakhani (Adobe)
July 27, 2022 06:22 - 1 hour - 110 MBI had the pleasure of attending RecFest 2022 - an amazing event where talent acquisition professionals can learn from other businesses, speakers and colleagues. I wanted to know - how do you set up a stand at RecFest? How do you prepare and deliver a presentation as a speaker? What were the best moments from the event? And of course, how do you deal with this scorching hot weather we’re having in the UK? Sophie Power from Zinc and Kish Lakhani from Adobe were RecFest partners and speake...
Fast-growth hiring strategies with Brian Evje - HR Lead
April 21, 2022 08:03 - 56 minutes - 104 MBBrian Evje is a seasoned talent and people leader with experience growing startups and large companies in London and San Francisco. Topics discussed: What causes fast growth in tech companies? What risks are involved when companies need to hire quickly? What can talent professionals, interviewers and founders do to minimise these risks and grow effectively? Welcome, Brian, to the Coffee with a Recruiter podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewitharecruiter/mess...
Defining professional success with Karolina Hayes (leadership and success coach)
February 22, 2022 08:14 - 48 minutes - 88.8 MBWe all want some level of professional success in our lives, but achieving success at work is a very difficult and ambiguous goal. Here to bring some clarity to this goal is Karolina Hayes. https://www.karolinahayes.com/ Karolina is an HR leader turned Leadership and success coach. She helps people and organisations define success, unlock potential and reach goals—whether that’s growing a business, supporting senior leaders, collaborating more effectively, or unlocking your team’s success...
Product engineering with Jose Luis de la Peña - Head of Engineering / Generation Home
February 08, 2022 10:20 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBHow do you create a culture where ownership and product focus is central in software engineering teams? Here to answer this question is Jose Luis de la Peña. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jldelapena/ Jose is the Head of Engineering at Generation Home and a former Engineering Manager at Transferwise. Topics discussed: - (1:25) Intro to Jose and his team - (6:30) Career progression tips for engineers and new managers - (18:40) Product engineering and developing a great culture - (26:40) ...
Soft skills with Emily Sander (Chief of Staff/Exec Coach)
January 25, 2022 08:59 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBEmily Sander is a Chief of Staff, author, C-Suite executive, and ICF-certified coach. She has a decade of experience across Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. We discuss: (02:10) Intro to Emily, career transitions (14:00) Three circles approach to problem-solving (26:00) Good communication, learning from mistakes (34:22) Adaptability through the Swizzle technique (44:00) “Junk volume” and knowing when to rest Enjoy! Links to Emily: https://www.linke...
Networking & leadership with Sean Allen (Head of TA, The Very Group)
January 10, 2022 08:59 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBSean Allen is the Head of Talent Acquisition at The Very Group, a community admin at DBR and a member of RL100. He has tons of recruitment experience and is here to teach us a thing or two about: (01:00) intro to Sean, living in the North vs London, thoughts on hybrid work (08:40) DBR, RL100, the value of networking (15:00) tips on becoming a lead, what to expect (22:55) improving diversity in hiring (31:50) tips on being a great leader (39:30) horror movies and tattoos Also, Sean is ...
Tech hiring with Vincent Warmerdam (Developer Advocate - Rasa)
October 25, 2021 08:05 - 1 hour - 113 MBVincent Warmerdam is a Developer Advocate at Rasa. He’s a speaker at various tech talks, a contributor to open source projects, and has a deep interest in all things tech hiring. You might also know him from a certain recruiter/Pokemon meme. https://twitter.com/fishnets88/status/1317032960831488000 https://calmcode.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentwarmerdam/ https://rasa.com/blog/welcoming-our-100th-team-member-and-our-new-phase/ Topics discussed (01:40) Vincent intro, Pokemon...
Attracting candidates through your values and branding (Recruitment Science #3)
October 14, 2021 11:44 - 8 minutes - 15.2 MBWhat do candidates look for when reviewing your company online or on social media? To answer this question, we’ll review an academic paper titled “EMPLOYER BRANDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND RECRUITMENT WEBSITES: SYMBOLIC TRAITS OF AN IDEAL EMPLOYER - authors: L Eger, M Mičík, P Řehoř”. The researchers in the academic article try to do two things: First, they look at how young people assess the personality traits of an ideal employer. Second, they research how these people use company recruitm...
What should we assess when interviewing candidates? (Recruitment Science #2)
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBWhat should you assess when interviewing candidates? Defining the criteria interviewers should assess is often an improvised exercise at many companies, leading to bias and bad hires. We need a more scientific way of defining these criteria so we can hire the best people. How do we do that? This episode looks at Thomas Chamorro-Premuzic’s RAW model of defining these criteria from his book The Talent Delusion. I briefly summarise the model and give some personal observations on how to use ...
The science of "recruiter friendliness" (Recruitment Science series)
September 01, 2021 06:56 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBShould you be a "friendly recruiter" with candidates or keep things professional with them? Well, there’s academic research done on the topic of recruiter friendliness by workplace and management professors. What do they say? In this episode, I’ll discuss the theory behind recruiter friendliness, what friendliness looks like, and the overall impact of being a friendly recruiter on our recruitment processes. To explain these topics, I’ll summarise one academic article called Effects of recr...
TA and HR insights with Jessica Miller Merrell (Workology)
August 25, 2021 12:19 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBToday we're speaking with Jessica Miller Merrell, a workplace change agent, author and consultant focused on human resources and talent acquisition living in Austin, TX. She’s the founder of Workology, a workplace HR resource and host of the Workology Podcast. Topics discussed include: What skills do managers need to handle the challenges of hybrid work? How has the role of Chief Human Resources officer changed in the last two years? What are recent areas of personal development that H...
Scaling startups with Andrew Bartlow (co-author, Series B Consulting)
July 14, 2021 06:23 - 41 minutes - 75.6 MBAndrew Bartlow has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent Management experience. He is the co-author of “Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations,”, and leads Series B Consulting, which helps businesses to articulate their people strategy and accelerate their growth, while navigating rapid change. He joins me today to discuss: - (01:30) Intro to Andrew - (05:23) How do companies like Google and Airbnb hire? Why should startups not use this strategy? - (11:06...
Female leadership in tech with Toni Collis (tonicollis.com)
July 07, 2021 10:58 - 57 minutes - 105 MBToday’s guest is Toni Collis. Toni is a keynote speaker, host of the Leading Women in Tech Podcast, career strategist, and leadership coach for Women in Tech. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonicollis/ https://tonicollis.com/ Toni has experience as a leader in the tech industry and is here to give us her perspective on how female leaders can thrive. Topics discussed: - (01:55) Intro to Toni - (08:10) How women in tech and leadership contribute to business success - (18:40) How does bein...
Tips on video interiewing candidates with Sean Fahey (CEO - VidCruiter)
June 29, 2021 07:04 - 33 minutes - 31 MBOur guest today is Sean Fahey, the CEO of VidCruiter. VidCruiter helps HR teams save time, money, and headspace by modernizing outdated hiring processes. They specialize in video interviewing but offer a full suite of products proven to increase the overall quality of hires and drastically reduce time-to-hire. Topics discussed: (01:20) Intro to Sean Fahey / VidCruiter (03:15) How does video technology improve interviews? (07:55) How can companies structure their interviews to hire the...
Job search & career advice with Jane Ferré (HR executive coach)
May 26, 2021 05:55 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBOur guest today is Jane Ferré, an HR career coach. Jane offers private career coaching for senior HR professionals who’ve outgrown their current role and want to secure their dream role in their dream company with a dream package in less than 6 months. Jane has had a 20+ year career in senior HR roles such as HR Business Partner, Head of Leadership Development and Head of Talent. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeferre/ Website - https://www.janeferre.com/ Email - jane@janeferr...
Improving your career with Dr. Nicole Tsierschke (intoactioncoaching)
May 11, 2021 06:07 - 47 minutes - 86.8 MBToday we’re speaking with Dr. Nicole Tsierschke. Nicole is a Scientist and Positive Psychology Coach. She helps her clients, often women in the STEM fields, strategically turn their career frustrations into career opportunities and a renewed love for their work. * Website: https://intoactioncoaching.de/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnicoletschierske/ * Masterclass: https://womeninstem-reimagined.com/ Topics discussed: (01:50) Intro to Nicole (07:45) When should you leave y...
Improving your career with Dr. Nicole Tschierske (intoactioncoaching)
May 11, 2021 06:07 - 47 minutes - 86.8 MBToday we’re speaking with Dr. Nicole Tschierske. Nicole is a Scientist and Positive Psychology Coach. She helps her clients, often women in the STEM fields, strategically turn their career frustrations into career opportunities and a renewed love for their work. * Website: https://intoactioncoaching.de/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnicoletschierske/ * Masterclass: https://womeninstem-reimagined.com/ Topics discussed: (01:50) Intro to Nicole (07:45) When should you leave ...
Discussing DBR and tech hiring with Sophie Power (DBR community admin)
May 05, 2021 08:23 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MBOur guest today is Sophie Power, an experienced internal tech recruiter. She’s also a community admin for DBR. DBR is a community with close to 7000 in-house talent professionals all over the world. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiepower/ http://dbr.community/ Topics discussed: (02:06) Sophie intro (04:22) Communities and recruiters (11:10) The beginnings of DBR (16:12) Life as a DBR admin (21:08) How DBR helps recruiters (38:50) Tech hiring during the pandemic (46:37)...
Inclusive workplaces with Kaylee Parkinson (Papercup)
April 14, 2021 06:49 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBOur guest today is Kaylee Parkinson from Papercup! Kaylee is an experienced people / HR manager with a background in tech / graduate recruitment and a passion for inclusive workplaces. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylee-parkinson-she-her-5740931b/ Timestamps (02:16) Intro, transitioning from recruitment to HR (16:00) Inclusive workplaces (31:00) Recruiting diverse talent (41:30) Feedback cultures and introverts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewitharecruiter/mes...
Recruiting in Australia and candidate experience with Adam and Max (Infogrid)
April 07, 2021 07:08 - 1 hour - 117 MBHello everyone! We have two guests today - Adam Garner and Max Encke from the tech company Infogrid. Both of them are experts in the internal recruitment and people space. They're here to share with us how they started their recruitment career in Australia and their approach to candidate experience. They're also looking for a tech and a commercial recruiter! Feel free to contact them for more info. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgarnerta/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxencke/ Timestam...
The candidate journey with Farrah Ather (ex-Sky, LoveHolidays)
March 30, 2021 06:08 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBOur guest today is Farrah Ather (Sky, LoveHolidays, Upfield) Farrah started her career in top agency recruitment companies before moving in-house. She’s worked as a contractor at Loveholidays, Upfield, and Sky. Farrah shares with us her experience as an agency and in-house recruiter, tips on improving the candidate journey and job search strategies for recruiters on today's episode of the Coffee with a Recruiter podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrah-ather-7570b67b/ Timestamps: (01:...
Onboarding, career roadmaps and well-being with Will Beaton (MyTutor)
March 23, 2021 06:32 - 56 minutes - 52 MBWill Beaton is a talented people expert and is the Head of People at MyTutor. He’s here to discuss his career trajectory and his approach to implementing people initiatives at his company from scratch. Will's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-beaton-he-him-24228b106/ People stories: https://mariekrebs313456.typeform.com/to/q5fB6x https://www.notion.so/People-Stories-7bf7c6b3a04e453e9a0ded50172e0b77 Timestamps: (02:23) becoming Head of People (11:25) creating a people strategy (15...
All things people with Monika Ciezarek (Patchwork)
February 25, 2021 07:14 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBWe’re continuing with our people focus this quarter with our guest Monika Ciezarek, the people and culture manager at Patchwork. Monika has seen talent acquisition from all angles; she’s been an agency recruiter; she then moved in-house and is skilled in all things people strategy and culture. Timestamps: (01:55) Intro to Monika's career, agency to in-house and her notion page (13:17) difference between people, culture and HR job titles (22:29) do you need CIPD qualifications? (33...
People and culture with Hannah Keal (Unleashed)
February 02, 2021 06:51 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBJoining me today is Hannah Keal, the managing partner of Unleashed. Unleashed is a company that works with early-stage start-ups and scale-ups to create and implement projects in People Strategy, Operations, Infrastructure and Culture. Hannah joins me to discuss all things people-related on the coffee with a recruiter podcast. Timestamps: (04:30) having an on-site consultancy, difference between HR-People (10:40) Improving mental health (22:50) Employer branding for startups (35:00) crea...
New year's resolutions and survivorship bias
January 14, 2021 11:57 - 10 minutes - 10 MBIn this episode I talk about what I did during the holidays, some goal-setting tips you can use when setting new year's resolutions and how to use the concept of "survivorship bias" in recruitment. Enjoy! Some interesting links: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/smart-goals.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9WFpVsRtQg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewitharecruiter/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mental health insights with Daisy Doardo
January 05, 2021 07:06 - 54 minutes - 99.8 MBDaisy is a mental health advocate, public speaker and blogger. She's passionate about ending the stigma of mental health, and today she shares with us her experiences and insights on this subject: (2:00) intro to Daisy, what colleagues/the workplace can do to support mental health (15:05) overcoming anxiety through yoga, meditation (27:00) having a positive mindset during a job search (34:55) setting direction in your life and developing motivation (42:30) pro’s and cons of social media...
Discussing recruitment with an engineering manager - Gergely Orosz
November 26, 2020 07:35 - 52 minutes - 49 MBGergely Orosz (ex-Uber, Skyscanner) is an engineering manager, blogger and author. In this podcast episode, we talk about tech recruitment, career progression, managing teams and his book “The tech resume, inside out”. His book is full of actionable advice on how to write a good tech resume for developer or manager positions. Hope you enjoy! Links to Gergely's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gergelyorosz/ https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/ https://thetechresume.com/ https://ww...
The best way to interview candidates, according to science
November 12, 2020 07:52 - 10 minutes - 9.67 MBI wanted to talk about something I’m very passionate about, and that’s the science of interviewing candidates. Yes, there’s actual science, with actual scientists and academics, researching this stuff! I'll talk about structured interviews, unstructured interviews, their scientific backgrounds, their effectiveness and how to use them. Books/publications used: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic - The Talent Delusion Huffcutt / Roth - Racial group differences in employment interview evaluations Ku...
Redundancy and finding a new role
October 27, 2020 08:31 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBIn this episode, I discuss my start in recruitment, being made redundant in July 2020 and how I found a new role (or how the role found me perhaps?). I go in-depth my experiences at my previous company, my thinking process during the pandemic, my job search, the discussions during the interview process with my current company, and what I'm currently working on.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewitharecruiter/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Recruiting at a big tech company - anonymous guest!
October 14, 2020 12:35 - 48 minutes - 88.5 MB"Chloe" is a lead recruiter at a big tech company. Her company is one of the most dominant players in the IT industry How do you set hiring strategies in big tech companies? What’s the best way of managing a team of 10 recruiters? How do you analyse recruitment metrics in order to improve processes? We’ll discuss this and much more, on the Coffee with a Recruiter podcast (13:00) creating hiring strategies (20:30) leading (remote) sourcing teams (32:00) coaching recruiters (39:40) en...
State of the internal recruitment market with Peter Miller - Hawkwood
October 07, 2020 05:53 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBOur guest this week is Peter Miller from Hawkwood. Peter recruits HR and internal recruiters into media and tech companies in London. The internal recruitment market has undergone quite a shakeup over the last few months, and I wanted to bring you some clarity as to the status of the market we work in. Peter's domain experience is unmatched, and he’s here to tell us all we need to know to make the right career move. https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-miller-a9621384/ (1:40) intro to Peter...
Four insights on building rapport with candidates
September 30, 2020 08:44 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBIt’s essential to build good relationships with candidates, but should we do that by asking them what their hobbies are? Or what their weaknesses are, or why they want to join our company? I don’t think we should; some discussions that aim to build relationships in our social lives bring unexpected problems to our interview processes. What are these problems, and what should we say if we still want to build rapport with a candidate? We'll look at why some questions cause harm, the power of...
Improving referral programmes with Nasser from Intrro
September 22, 2020 06:29 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIntrro is a London-based HR startup. Their referral platform uses machine learning to help companies scan employees' professional networks to identify talented contacts and get more referrals. Nasser Oudjidane is the co-founder and CEO of Intrro. He is an expert in referrals, and I sat down with him to get his perspective on what the ideal referral programme looks like. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nasser-oudjidane-669a1472/ https://www.intrro.com/ Timestamps: (1:20) What Intrro does, u...
How to recruit designers with Mark Hothi
September 15, 2020 06:39 - 54 minutes - 99 MBMark Hothi (Deliveroo, Publicis Sapient) is a design recruiter with over 15 years’ experience. He’s here to share with us the basics of recruiting designers. How do you work best with a hiring manager? What are the basic principles of design? What are the different types of design roles out there? We’ll discuss this and much more on Coffee with a Recruiter. https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhothi/ (1:25) Intro to Mark, agency to in-house. (11:05) The basics of design recruitment. (22:10) Un...
Tips and insights on staying motivated
September 07, 2020 06:13 - 15 minutes - 29.3 MBHello everyone, and welcome to the coffee with a Recruiter podcast. Today I discuss tips on staying motivated professionally. I draw most of these insights from the book Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us, written by Daniel Pink. I'll look at intrinsic vs external motivations, and how you can develop your own intrinsic motivations. Also, I launched a website! https://coffeewitharecruiter.com/ I'll be publishing weekly blogs there and I'm thinking of launching a weekly n...
Paul Abercrombie - Global Head of Talent
August 31, 2020 07:58 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBPaul Abercrombie is the Global Head of Talent at Bazaarvoice. Paul discusses his approach to recruitment, managing teams and much more on Coffee with a Recruiter (apologies for the muffled sound in the first 3 minutes). https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabercrombie/ TIMESTAMPS: (5:03) Career history (16:16) Joining BazaarVoice, advice to agency recs (26:45) Managing teams and goal-setting (34:45) Referral programmes, staying motivated (47:15) company values and employer branding --- ...
Leading teams with Paul - Bazaarvoice
August 31, 2020 07:58 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBPaul Abercrombie is the Global Head of Talent at Bazaarvoice. Paul discusses his approach to recruitment, managing teams and much more on Coffee with a Recruiter (apologies for the muffled sound in the first 3 minutes). https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulabercrombie/ TIMESTAMPS: (5:03) Career history (16:16) Joining BazaarVoice, advice to agency recs (26:45) Managing teams and goal-setting (34:45) Referral programmes, staying motivated (47:15) company values and employer branding --- Se...
Russell Ayles - Job Search Coach on Both Sides of the Desk
August 17, 2020 06:27 - 1 hour - 138 MBRussell is a former recruiter (Asos, General Pants), job search coach and HR professional. He helps candidates improve their CV, LinkedIn, Telephone / Video / and In Person Interview. He's an industry veteran with 15 years' experience in the creative, digital and retail space. Today we focused on how recruiters can better improve their job search, but the tips are also applicable to any jobseeker. Topics include the current state of the job market, how to best set up your CV, prepare for int...
Placing a Head of People with April from Candid - MTP series #2
August 12, 2020 07:28 - 48 minutes - 88 MBApril Georgia Williams is an ex-recruiter, HR professional, podcaster, and events specialist. She focuses on Diversity and Inclusion, Employer Branding and Training/Workshops. Her podcast, "Candid Conversations", brings HR experts together in order for them to talk transparently about trending topics in our society. In this episode she discusses her podcast, how companies can communicate properly during a redundancy process, and how she overcame tricky managers and rejected offers when filli...