Welcome to The 1% Better Recruitment Podcast!

Episodes

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Oct. 28, 2024

EP 9 - Is Breathwork The Key To High Performance with Michelle Flynn

In this episode, we are joined by Michelle Flynn, an experienced health & performance coach. Michelle has run workshops at companies I have worked at before and I have done some 121 work with her. Michelle has worked within the world of recruitment for a long time and has some great tips for people at all levels to be a high performer. We talked through what the high performers are doing today, how leaders can inspire people, how you can train your mind toward success, and how to avoid burnout...
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Oct. 21, 2024

EP 8 - Not All TA’s Are ‘Failed Recruiters’ With Louise Gilmour

In this episode, we are joined by Louise Gilmour, founder of LVG Recruitment and an industry leader in Talent Acquisition. Louise worked for Chapman Black, Signify Technology, and Strativ Group. She helped grow each of those businesses with her internal recruitment strategies and expertise in attracting the best talent. We talked through the perception of TA in recruitment, how businesses attract and retain talent, and how you can really build a career in talent acquisition.
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Oct. 14, 2024

EP7 - Understanding Human Behaviour in Recruitment with Jeremy Snell

In this episode, we are joined by a veteran of the recruitment industry, Jeremy Snell, founder of Zero Entropy Networks, Rookie2Recruiter, Talent Builder, and owner of the 4D recruitment method. Jeremy talks us through human behaviour and how to influence ourselves and others. My favourite quote from the show was that humans are walking chemistry sets... It's so important to understand people's chemistry and emotions when you are trying to influence. I am confident that you will get much more ...
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Oct. 10, 2024

Asking people at the Recruitment Agency Expo "How to get 1% better in recruitment?"

Asking recruiters, business owners, and all types of people immersed in recruitment, the question we finish every podcast... How can we get 1% Better In Recruitment?
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Oct. 10, 2024

RecTalk Interview with Nitin Sharma at the Recruitment Agency Expo Birmingham

Nitin Sharma is the founder of Rectools and the RecTalk podcast. At the Recruitment Agency Expo, Nitin invited Charles on his podcast to share the vision of the 1% better recruitment podcast and some key insights into some of the episodes to date. Follow Nitin on LinkedIn, follow his epic podcast, and keep an eye out for this one on his show.
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Oct. 7, 2024

EP6 - How to ace cold calls, BD like a pro & shift your mindset to sell retainers with Arran Collymore

Arran Collymore is the Business Development Director at Add Some Zest. Zest pretty much exclusively work on retained projects within the Tech Sales market with a 100% retained fill rate. Arran was the top biller in his old company and has a wealth of experience winning huge retained projects. His approach to cold calling and his overall plan for BD is something we can all learn from! Throughout the show, we dive deep into why recruiters are afraid of BD, why their cold calls flop, and how to b...
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Sept. 30, 2024

EP5 - How to build a strong personal brand, relationships and being authentic in recruitment w/ Callum McPhilbin

In this episode, we are joined by Callum McPhilbin, the co-founder of Equninimity Search. Callum has been in Rec2Rec since Jan 2022 and was the host of the Humble Billings Podcast. Callum has built a phenomenal network and brand in a short period of time and shares incredibly valuable techniques to help you build your brand, what to post, when to post, and how that translates into building relationships. We also cover various ways to headhunt candidates and unique approaches to clients. Callum...
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Sept. 24, 2024

EP4 - Creating a simple BD Strategy with Charles Kyriakou

In today's solo show, Charles talks through the key components of a Business Development strategy that makes your BD much easier. From identifying your ICP, to understanding short-term vs long-term strategy, this solo show will give you plenty of insights on how to create a bullet proof strategy to grow your business!
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Sept. 17, 2024

EP3 - How to work candidates and excel in tough markets with Lysha Holmes

In this episode, we are joined by a veteran of the recruitment industry, founder of Qui Recruitment, and the Recruiters Recruitment Podcast. Lysha has over 25yrs of experience within the world of recruitment and has worked through multiple recessions, the covid pandemic and has always come out on top! In this episode, Lysha shares how she prefers to work candidates, not jobs. Most recruitment companies typically get jobs on and then try to find candidates, so it's an interesting listen as to ho...
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Sept. 9, 2024

EP2 - Why recruiters SUCK at cold calling in 2024 with Charles Kyriakou

In this solo show, Charles talks through why so many recruiters SUCK at cold calling in 2024. There are many reasons why this is the case in 2024, so within this solo show, there will be 3 main reasons why. As with every episode, at the end of the show, Charles shares some tips to become 1% better at cold calling.
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Sept. 2, 2024

EP1 - The power of coaching & creating a winning formula with Patrick Waites

In this episode, we are joined by Patrick Waites, the Founder & Managing Director of Coltech Global, a cloud and software engineering recruitment company. They have offices in London & Austin Texas. We covered the importance of coaching, how to effectively coach someone and how this can accelerate growth. Through effective coaching and mentoring, Patrick has helped recruiters with ZERO experience fast-track their careers and become top billers. Since setting up the US entity, Patrick shared th...
Aug. 28, 2024

Welcome to the 1% Better Recruitment Podcast

This is a quick intro to the show, explaining to you the format, how many shows you'll see per month and a short back story to the host.