Firefish Recruitment Podcast

On our first Crowdcast of Season 5, we talk with guest Neil Carberry about the outlook for the recruitment industry in 2023 and how recruiters can continue to find success amid economic uncertainty.

Gordon Webb and guest Neil Carberry, CEO of the REC discuss:

⚡ Thoughts on the economy and unemployment rates heading into 2023

⚡ Why this recession will be different for recruitment than in previous years

⚡ How recruiters can change their approach to clients and continue to provide value during economic uncertainty

...and more

Neil Carberry was appointed as Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation in June 2018 having been managing director at the Confederation of British Industry, leading the CBI’s work on the labour market, skills, energy, and infrastructure.  In 1999, Neil began his career in recruitment working for executive search firm Fraser Watson before doing a post-graduate degree in Human Resources at the London School of Economics and joining the CBI in 2004. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a Fellow of the RSA.

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On November’s Crowdcast, we talk with guest Christina Robinson about how to keep up with the top trends on social media and how to make your business stand out online in 2023.

Wendy and guest Christina Robinson, Managing Director at Green Umbrella Marketing discuss:

⚡ Improving your visibility through personal branding

⚡ How to use social media for PR in 2023

⚡ The importance of online communities

...and more

Christina Robinson is the MD of Green Umbrella Marketing, a specialist marketing agency focused on social media, website design and other online and offline marketing services.

On October’s Crowdcast, we talk with guest Katy Green about how to start working on the business, instead of in the business.

Wendy and guest Katy Green, Recruitment Business Mentor at Centred Excellence discuss:

⚡ How to start working on the business, instead of in the business

⚡ How to identify your superpowers as a business leader

⚡ Tips for building your team and accelerating growth

...and more

Joining Centred Excellence in 2016, Katy works alongside recruitment business and executive search owners to build a strategic system that accelerates their business growth to 7 & 8 figures.

Get the most from your candidate attraction strategy and reduce cost-per-placement in Q4 by identifying what jobseekers are really searching for.

Join Wendy as she welcomes back James Boshier, Head of Partner Success at CV-Library to discuss topics including:

⚡ What are candidates currently looking for when applying to jobs?

⚡ How important is salary vs benefits vs location?

⚡ How long should it take to apply to a job?

⚡ How can you tell if your job ad is performing well?

...and more

As Head of Partner Success, James works closely with ATS and Recruitment Software providers to help integrate CV-Library’s database of 17 million+ CVs into external platforms, ensuring sourcing candidates is as easy as possible.

Sourcing high performers for both your agency and clients is easier said than done. 

Join Firefish CEO Wendy McDougall and Dr Chris Croner, Lead Sales Psychologist at SalesDrive as they discuss:

⚡ How can we make sure we hire the right salespeople and how do we identify top performers?

⚡ What are the common hiring mistakes people make?

⚡ What is the main personality trait to look out for, when interviewing candidates?

⚡ What is the difference between candidates who are motivated by money and those who are driven for success?

Dr. Croner is a Lead Sales Psychologist and Assessment Developer at SalesDrive. With SalesDrive, he helps identify the behavioural traits that differentiate the highest performing salespeople in the world.

How do you grow your team alongside your business?

Wendy and guest Angela Cripps, Owner/MD of Recruiting Gym as they discuss:

...and more

Angela Cripps is a globally experienced trainer, management consultant, executive coach, board advisor, mentor and performance specialist who has been working within the recruitment industry for over 30 years.

Angela is the owner and responsible for the day to day running of the Recruiting Gym – a training, coaching and consultancy business with an online training platform of over 100 courses relevant to the recruitment industry.

LinkedIn is an incredibly valuable tool for Recruiters to use, but are you getting the most from it? 

Join Wendy and guest Antony Whetham, Account Director for LinkedIn as they discuss:

and more...

As Account Director at LinkedIn, Antony works closely with recruitment clients to enable them to:

Do you want to know what the current trends and challenges are in the recruitment industry?

Then join Wendy and Matt Alder from 'The Recruiting Future' podcast as they discuss:

...and more

Matt is a Global Speaker with a wealth of experience in recruitment and Talent Acquisition. He is the host of ‘The Recruiting Future Podcast’ – the worlds leading podcast on Talent Acquisition - and a published author with ‘Digital Talent’ which is out now.

He helps companies understand the rapid digital transformation of the HR and Recruiting sectors and build competitive advantage through cutting edge strategic innovation. He operates as a strategy consultant and also has a major focus on research and high quality content production.

Do you want to attract more top quality talent with the Ads you post on Job Boards?

Then join Wendy and James Boshier - head of partner success at CV Library to find out how to upgrade your job ads and get better results from job boards.

Tune in for discussion on the following topics and more:

Do you want to have productive board meetings that drive success for your recruitment agency?

Then join Wendy and John O'Sullivan on Wednesday 16th to find out how you can get he most of from your board meetings to drive your agency to success. 

Tune in for discussion on the following topics and more: