Coffee with a Recruiter

John Hazelton is a recruiter and entrepreneur with experience in agency, in-house, RPO, events and podcasting.He's hosting a special charity event on the 17th of December with SOS Children's Villages to help them build homes for orphans so they can stay with their brothers and sisters.Click here for more information and don't forget to join! In this podcast, we discuss:(01:00) Intro to John's career, developing data-driven products(08:30) The importance of being business-focused and strategic(18:00) Difference between Paris and London's talent space(25:40) Podcasting and charity event(30:30) Thoughts on CV coaches

Joe Atkinson is the founder of PURPL, a peer-to-peer learning platform for in-house recruiters. Joe is incredibly passionate about the talent partner space and shared insights on:(01:00) intro to PURPL, startup journey(03:30) Joe's career journey(06:30) PURPL's focus and courses(12:10) AI fatigue and prioritising skills over tools(16:20) becoming a content creator on PURPL(19:30) growth, change, future of PURPLI hope you enjoy this episode!

James Adams is the founder of Recdeck.net, the trusted b2b review platform for recruitment. James has worked as an agency recruiter and in start-ups as a People Director and brings tons of insights to this episode:(00:35) intro to James and shifts in the recruitment market(06:30) the purpose of Recdeck, finding trusted recruiters(11:00) how buyers choose a recruitment partner(18:40) establishing standards in recruitment(25:40) growing a b2b review platform and the influence of AII hope you enjoy this episode!

James Lock is a Lead Talent Ops Specialist at Delivery Hero. James joins me to discuss his career journey, living in Berlin and what the Talent Ops function entails. Topics include:(00:35) intro do James, journey into recruitment, Berlin life(06:15) discussing TA Ops, key responsibilities (11:10) the need for soft skills, stakeholder management(18:30) career progression and growthI hope you enjoy this episode!

James Wardle is the founder and CEO of Alderson James (AJ), a UK-based recruitment company that helps companies build People, Talent and Sales teams globally. We discussed:(00:40) intro to James and AJ, career journey(06:40) the recruitment market and evolution of recruiters(12:30) advice for recruiters looking for roles(17:33) thoughts on recruiter LinkedIn profiles and branding pitfalls(22:40) future of AJ, interesting projects and servicesI hope you enjoyed this episode!

My guest is Sam Merron, a London-based Senior Talent Partner and founder of Bonsai Talent, a recruitment consultancy. Sam has over 15 years of experience in recruitment and brings tons of insights to this episode:(01:35) Intro to Sam, from agency to in-house(10:00) Setting up Bonsai Talent(15:35) The value of networking(20:05) The job market, bias and having the right attitudeThank you for listening!

Should you become a fractional talent partner? What are the pros and cons of using this recruitment model?Liam Haghighat is an experienced fractional recruiter and founder of Your Remote Tech Recruiter.Topics:(01:10) intro to Liam, career journey(06:00) creating a fractional and coaching business(10:00) the fractional recruitment format(16:40) work-life balance and time management(20:00) personal branding to generate business(26:20) future projectsDon't forget to hit follow. I hope you enjoy this episode!PS I've started a recruitment blog on Substack. Click here to check it out and subscribe.

Paul 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

In 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!