The Recruitment Rollercoaster Podcast

This week I’m joined by Gary Gardener who in the last 6 months has taken the plunge in starting his very own Recruitment Firm.... Gary spent 20 years working as a chef across top hotels and restaurants! When a Recruiter approached him about a new job and suggested getting into Recruitment he decided to take the leap and he hasn't looked back since ... So for the last 4 years he has been recruiting within the hospitality sector, leveraging his 20+ years hospitality experience! He is now running his own Recruitment business and has big ambitions to become the market leading hospitality recruitment agency! You can connect with Gary on Linkedin & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-gardener-80993745/ https://twitter.com/recruitingchefs

Today I’m joined by Tiffany Sanya who has been running her own Recruitment business for over 2 years specialising in strategy consulting across Europe. Tiffany started her Recruitment career in 2013 and decided to take the plunge in setting up her own firm, Rothwell Rixsen in early 2016. She has a genuine passion for adding value to both clients and candidates and prioritises transparency and relationship building… In this conversation we discuss why she decided to start her very own recruitment firm and what challenges she has had to face in the last two years. You can connect with Tiffany on Linkedin & Twitter & Medium; https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-sanya/ https://twitter.com/TiffanySanya https://medium.com/@tiffsanya

Today I’m joined by Shayne Wilson who started his very own Rec2Rec business just 7 months ago. Shayne spent 3 years working as the head of talent for a digital marketing Recruitment business before he decided to take the leap. In one year he actually interviewed 126 Recruiters which he all sourced himself! This was the lightbulb moment to start his very own Rec2Rec business ... In this conversation we discuss how Shayne sourced 126 recruits himself and the power of an employer brand …. You can connect with Shayne on Linkedin & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaynewilson/ https://twitter.com/Shwilly01

Today I’m joined by David Johnson who has worked in Recruitment for 10 years. David decided to make the move into Recruitment after hitting a bit a glass ceiling in his position 10 years ago. Since then he has progressed to a Senior Consultant and now leads a team of Recruiters within a multinational Recruitment Firm. David isn’t shy when it comes to sharing his thoughts on industry practices and he has shared his opinions with several linked articles which have received plenty of engagement over the years… In this conversation we discuss what has made David stay in the industry for over a decade and the challenges he faces recruiting for predominantly the European market. You can connect with David on LinkedIn & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/sapdach/ https://twitter.com/DACHSAP

Today I’m joined by Dean who is an IT Recruiter based in Toronto, Canada. Dean started his Recruitment career in 2016, having always had a real interest within the IT sector. He found the transition from working within the IT Sector to recruiting for the sector very easy... You will now find him working with start ups to large multinational companies. Over this short time Dean consistently shares brilliant content online which is of value to candidates and clients. In this conversation we discuss how the transition has been from selling a product to now selling people and what advice he would give to those from a sales background that are considering a career within Recruitment... You can connect with Dean on LinkedIn & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/dktechrecruiter/ https://twitter.com/dktechrecruiter

Today I’m joined by Claire Petrie who is a Recruiter based in Buffalo, New York. Claire started her Recruitment career in 2012 working as an internal recruiter for a corporate business. Since then she has worked within Human Resources for different companies until she took the leap from Internal recruitment to agency in 2018. Claire has a real passion for the HR/ Recruitment industry, she has recently started her very own blog and she also shares her journey through Linkedin videos…. In this conversation we discuss how Claire went from internal recruitment to agency recruitment and why she has started a Recruitment blog! You can connect with Claire on LinkedIn & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairepetrie/ https://twitter.com/_strclaire Claires Blog; https://clairepetriehr.wordpress.com/

Today I’m joined by Chris Morrow who has worked as a Software Recruiter since graduating from University in 2005! For the past 13 years, Chris has worked in both the UK and Australian markets recruiting tech talent for some of the best companies in the world. In October last year, he returned to the UK with his young family and has taken the plunge to set up Digitalent, his very own Digital Recruitment Agency based in Manchester. Chris is a Recruiter who is extremely passionate about the industry and over the past few years has been sharing his journey with the world through his Vlogs on social media! We discuss how you can leverage social media as a Recruiter and the challenges faced when starting your very own Recruitment Business ... You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram; https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismorrow/ https://twitter.com/ChrisMCareers https://www.instagram.com/chrismorrow.careers Digitalent; https://digitalent.agency/

I’m joined by Alex Moyle who started his Recruitment career in 1998! He started as a Temporary Consultant and worked his way up the ranks and became the UK Director of Talent Development in 2009. This is were he found a real passion for training and developing consultants and leaders within the Recruitment Industry. You will now find him regularly giving talks at Recruitment and Corporate events and going into Recruitment businesses providing training for all levels. His latest venture is within the tech space. As he and his business partners have created an online tool called Nutureit. Which helps recruiters save time and make more fees, through organising leads, vacancies and placements! In this conversation we discuss how you can climb up the ranks in recruitment firms and what is the most common habit holding recruiters back from billing more… You can connect with Alex on LinkedIn & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/i-am-alex-moyle/ https://twitter.com/Alex_Moyle

Today I’m joined by Petrus Wessels. A South African Based Recruiter who recruits within the Data Science Sector. He has worked within Recruitment for 12 months and he is absolutely loving it. We discuss his biggest challenge so far and the advice he would give to those considering a career within Recruitment. I hope you enjoy the conversation … You can connect with Petrus on Linkedin & Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/petrus-wessels-44121080/ https://twitter.com/Jobfluencer