Coffee with a Recruiter

By Jose Marchena

Hi, I'm Jose. I'm a London-based in-house recruiter and founder of

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Coffee with a Recruiter episodes:

February 13, 2024 Helping start-up founders with Beth Nevins - Developa.io
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!
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32min
July 26, 2023Reinventing consulting at Radically Digital
Lilyana 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?

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32min
June 21, 2023Making money and budgeting less stressful with Cleo
Annie 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?

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20min
June 07, 2023Empowering students and educators at Kognity
Danny 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!

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34min
March 27, 2023Intro to PeopleOps with Ellie (Birdie) and Max (Intruder)
We'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/people-operations-vs-hr-management#:~:text=People%20Operations%20proactively%20focuses%20on,including%20legal%2C%20ethical%20and%20structural

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31min
February 16, 2023 ChatGPT first impressions with co-host Zumar Dean (Director of Talent, StackAdapt)
Zumar 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 links:
Coldfusion's video on ChatGPT
Hung Lee's podcast episode

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47min
January 30, 2023 Layoffs, hiring freezes and what recruiters can do with Zumar Dean (StackAdapt)
Zumar 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!

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35min
January 16, 2023 Unlearning bad agency recruitment habits and book chapter review
Today 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

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14min
January 02, 2023Life, podcast update and tips on achieving goals for 2023
Happy 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!

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13min
November 21, 2022 Recruiting for VCs with Kim Goddard - Point Nine
Kim 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 management, founders
(14:20) VC hiring trends and how they make hiring decisions
(23:30) Predicting growth and slowdowns in hiring
(33:00) Tips for recruiters and being adaptable

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39min

FAQs about Coffee with a Recruiter:

How many episodes does Coffee with a Recruiter have?

The podcast currently has 71 episodes available.