Joe Kotch: Talent Acquisition, Agency Recruiting and Everything In-Between!

In this episode of 'Recruiting Trailblazers', host Marcus Edwardes sits down with Joe Kotch, a 30 year veteran of the recruitment industry with extensive experience across various sectors. Their engaging and insightful conversation traverses the landscape of the recruitment business; covering internal and external recruitment dynamics, relationship building, the impact of technology, and the essential shift towards candidate experience-focused recruiting.

Joe's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph2470/

Topics discussed:

- Transitioning from external to internal recruitment and how both sectors operate.
 - The crucial role of relationship building and having a human-to-human connection in recruiting. 
- Importance of candidate experience in every aspect of recruitment, and how it influences recruiters to always aim for a win-win situation. 
- The impact of technology on the recruitment process, how it complements the art of relationship building and the importance of being data-driven. 
- The necessity of having an established and understood set of metrics to evaluate the success of a recruitment process. 
- The approach agency recruiters should have when building relationships with internal talent acquisition leaders.
- The need for deep understanding and connection with candidates as a recruiter, thereby treating them like a human, not just a resource, is pivotal for improving candidate experience. 
- Utilizing technology to its maximum benefit, informing and supporting recruiters, should be considered, but not at the expense of humanizing the recruitment process. The balance between art (relationship) and science (technology) in recruitment is essential. 
- Evaluating success using established metrics assists recruiters in understanding where to focus their efforts and time, hence streamlining the recruitment process. It also helps in setting realistic expectations and standards for the recruitment process.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Importance of Humanized Approach in Recruitment

The need for deep understanding and connection with candidates as a recruiter, thereby treating them like a human, not just a resource, is pivotal for improving candidate experience....

2. Optimal Utilization of Technology in Recruitment

Utilizing technology to its maximum benefit, informing and supporting recruiters, should be considered, but not at the expense of humanizing the recruitment process. The balance between art (relationship) and science (technology) in recruitment is essential....

3. Significance of Metrics in Streamlining Recruitment Process

Evaluating success using established metrics assists recruiters in understanding where to focus their efforts and time, hence streamlining the recruitment process. It also helps in setting realistic expectations and standards for the recruitment process....