EMEA Recruitment Podcast

"I want to be the best I can be and make my parents proud"

EMEA Recruitment were honoured to welcome Abbe Luersman from Ahold Delhaize as a guest on the EMEA Recruitment podcast recently.

This is a great interview, with lots of valuable and thought provoking insights from Abbe, who won CHRO of the year in 2018.

Some of the areas we cover are:

• Why Abbe chose to Human Resources as a career path
• Learnings from our mutual friend Dave Ulrich
• How to win with others
• How Abbe and her team built an excellent culture and purpose model at Ahold and where they started this from
• The 4 strategic priorities that have been a foundation for Ahold's success in recruitment and retention
• Vision of the future of work

We welcome you to like and share the podcast recording across your network and as ever, are interested in your comments.

In this podcast we cover:

• Abbe's childhood and background 02:13
• Abbe's time at Miami University in Ohio 03:24
• Reflections of Abbe's creative purpose and how HR can help people realise their potential 04:57
• Helping associates love what they do how that creates great customer experience 06:59
• How working in teams gives a sense of fulfilment and purpose 08:02
• Abbe's four key strategies to deal with current challenges in the workplace 10:19
• What winning CHRO Of The Year 2018 meant to Abbe 18:25
• Work-life balance 19:15
• Technology in HR 21:14
• What motivates Abbe the most in HR 23:57
• How Business Intelligence helps with team dynamics 24:55
• Who has influenced Abbe in her life 26:16
• Facing fears head on 28:14
• Abbe's favourite motivational quotes 29:44
• How to connect with Abbe 30:40

We hope you enjoy the podcast and look forward to seeing your comments and shares

If you want to reach out to Abbe, you can connect with her through LinkedIn on:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbe-luersman-696a405

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Senior Consultant; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit:

https://emearecruitment.eu

Follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/emea-recruitment-limited/

Or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea

Or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea

Please like and share the post so your network can benefit from this advice.

If you have any questions or topics you would like EMEA Recruitment to cover in our podcasts in the future, please send me a message on LinkedIn and we will look to help as much as possible.

#emearecruitmentpodcast #paultoms #jennycallum #emearecruitment #switzerland #thenetherlands #singapore #abbeluersman #aholddelhaize #daveulrich

"It's my life's mission to help women negotiate their worth"

EMEA Recruitment were honoured to welcome Wies Bratby as a guest on our recent podcast.

Originally from The Netherlands and having lived in different countries, she now calls Switzerland home. Through her coaching and consulting practice Women In Negotiation, she helps women across the world realise their worth, communicate it and get them the positions and salaries they want through her online group coaching program Women In Negotiation.

Wies' program is consistently successful, with an average salary increase of 49.1% for promotions or new roles.

As President of Lean In Switzerland, she helps leverage women's peer support powers and organizes workshops and conferences regarding diversity and inclusion.

Wies is also a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop trainer, inspiring women to proactively negotiate for everything they want, need and deserve in their careers and lives.

In this podcast we cover matters such as:

• Why Wies started Women in Negotiation
• How negotiation is her passion
• The importance of taking action
• Working with gender stereotypes
• "Bring the data, not the drama"
• Going for no and how to react to it

We hope you enjoy the podcast and look forward to seeing your comments and shares

If you want to reach out to Wies, you can connect with her through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/womeninnegotiation

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Senior Consultant; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit:

https://emearecruitment.eu

Follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/emea-recruitment-limited/

Or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea

Or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea

Please like and share the post so your network can benefit from this advice.

If you have any questions or topics you would like EMEA Recruitment to cover in our podcasts in the future, please send me a message on LinkedIn and we will look to help as much as possible.

#emearecruitmentpodcast #paultoms #emearecruitment #switzerland #thenetherlands #singapore #wiesbratby #womeninnegotiation #leaninswitzerland

"Just go for it & be bold!"

EMEA Recruitment were delighted to welcome Erik Neutzner from Liberty Global as a guest on our podcast recently.

In this episode, the focus is very much on learning, development and career progression. You will find some great advice here for anyone looking to emulate Erik's fantastic career across a range of different countries, which he refers to as his "International tour"

Erik covers areas such as continuous learning, setting priorities, taking advantage of opportunities when they arise, taking action, challenging yourself and the importance of patience.

We also discuss the changing role of the finance function, and the importance of business partnering. In addition we discuss the challenges of recruiting on the basis of potential and how applicants can help themselves to highlight they indeed have potential.

Please like and share this episode amongst your network and do let us know if there is a guest or topic you would like us to approach.

If you want to reach out to Erik, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-neutzner-77a63b3

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Senior Consultant; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit:

https://emearecruitment.eu

Follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/emea-recruitment-limited/

Or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea

Or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea

Please like and share the post so your network can benefit from this advice.

If you have any questions or topics you would like EMEA Recruitment to cover in our podcasts in the future, please send me a message on LinkedIn and we will look to help as much as possible.

We are delighted to publish our next podcast at EMEA Recruitment with Alex Davies, Global Talent Partner HQ at ABB in Zurich.

We covered some great things in our podcast, including:

• The changing pace of technology and challenges that Talent Acquisition needs to adapt to as a result
• The half life of degrees and how this impacts on hiring decisions around learning agility
• How to recruit based on potential
• Some great advice for external recruiters to build a long term relationship with clients from Alex's experience of working in both internal & external recruitment across the Globe

If you want to reach out to Alex, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-davies-72a51b/

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Senior Consultant; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit

https://emearecruitment.eu/

Follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn

Or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/

Or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/

Please like and share the post so your network can benefit from this advice.

If you have any questions or topics you would like EMEA Recruitment to cover in our podcasts in the future, please send me a message on LinkedIn and we will look to help as much as possible.

Rob Briner is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary University of London and Scientific Director of The Centre of Evidence Based Management.

In this episode, he covers how his work in evidence based practice uses scientific findings, organisational data, professional expertise and stakeholder values to enhance individual and organisational decision-making.

He'll also be discussing his opinion that corporate BS is undermining trust in organisations and telling us the five things that he feels HR should stop doing.

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Rob, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-briner-8ab7807

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.

Philippe Verclytte is Indirect Tax Leader for EY.

In this episode, he covers:

- How the big 4 has changed since he returned after 13 years - The impact of Brexit for global businesses and how they can best prepare - The impact on demand for VAT and direct tax specialists

This episode was recorded at the beginning of 2020 and things have moved forward in the VAT, especially in the UK with Brexit but globally this still stands.

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Philippe, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippeverclytte/

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.

Walter Bosschieter is Finance Director at Bio-Rad in Zurich.

In this episode, he covers:

- The difference between working environments in the Netherlands and Switzerland - How he motivates his teams through positivity and encouragement - The attributes he looks for when recruiting

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Walter, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/walterbosschieter/

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.

Anders Liu-Lindberg is Senior Finance Professional and Senior Finance Business Partner at Maersk.

In this episode, he covers:

- How he has coupled his finance experience with his interest in marketing and writing - How he talks about finance on social media

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Anders, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersliulindberg/

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.

Georg Lange is Global Head of Human Resources at EFTEC in Switzerland.

In this episode, he covers:

- How he had an interest in people as a child - indicating his career path - The impact of the correct hire into a business - Changing culture and improving efficiencies

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Georg, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/georg-lange-ch/

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.

Georg Lange is Global Head of Human Resources at EFTEC in Switzerland.

In this episode, he covers:

- How he had an interest in people as a child - indicating his career path - The impact of the correct hire into a business - Changing culture and improving efficiencies

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment 'best practice' for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA - At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, BI & Data, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

If you want to reach out to Georg, you can connect with him through LinkedIn on https://www.linkedin.com/in/georg-lange-ch/

The podcast is hosted by founder of EMEA; Paul Toms and Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist; Jenny Callum.

To find out more about EMEA recruitment visit https://emearecruitment.eu/, follow EMEA Recruitment on LinkedIn or connect with Paul on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paultomsemea/ or Jenny at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennycallumemea/.