James Mitra is the founder and CEO of JBM, a top startup executive recruiter. Since recording this, James sold JBM to Amplified Group after 11 years of building. He's very kind, wise and breaks down hiring into simple terms.

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James and I have been friends for the past couple of years and so in this interview we deep dive into...

📖 Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro

04:04 - Retained vs Contingent

17:21 - Priority Of Info

25:15 - Candidate Packs

28:05 - Assessment Criteria

33:27 - Our Biases

39:40 - The Whole Process

43:33 - Interview Process

49:45 - Feedback

54:02 - How long it takes?

55:00 - Power of relationships

01:00:19 - Relationship Niche

01:07:27 - What feels risky now?

01:11:20 - James Mentoring me

01:17:00 - Who do you plan to be?

01:22:40 - Kind stories to ourselves

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