This week I'm joined by Karl Penhale who is a principal consultant for Austin Fraser.

Karl has worked within Recruitment for five plus years and has gone strength to strength as a contract biller within the Tech market.

He recently had the experience in working in the American contract market where he learnt a lot about himself and the different nuances of working the US market compared to the UK market.

We really dive into how Karl has been a very high achiever within a large recruitment organisation.

Drivers came up a lot in this episode which I found really interesting and the POWER of hosting market leading events.

Enjoy the episode, feedback is always welcome so please get in touch with me if you want me to cover certain topics with future guests that you would really benefit from.

You can connect with Karl on Linkedin - Karl Penhale

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This is the first episode of the QUICK FIRE question round with The Recruitment Rollercoaster guests.

The first topic is on Business Development which has produced some very interesting and funny answers so far!

I'm really keen to give all of you who listen more value and more content to listen to.

Any feedback on this style, the questions asked, the topic and the overall episode would be greatly appreciated.

I would love your input on what the next topic should be or the questions I ask!!

The first question that I asked the recent guests on Business Development was the following.

If you had someone next to you right now who was about to make their first BD call what advice would you give them?

As always if you want to connect with me the best place is Linkedin - Hishem Azzouz

This week I'm joined by April Turner who currently works for the brilliant Wiser who are part employer branding agency & part recruitment agency.

April has worked in recruitment for nearly 5 years and we have a really open conversation about her journey so far.

For the first time EVER on the show April told me how she was 'born into recruitment' which I thought was brilliant.

April hasn't had a straight forward journey on her recruitment career however she has continued to learn, get better at handling the shit times and has actively built a brand that is helping her give more value to people in her market.

We dived into everything from how she built her recruitment desk, handling depression, hosting events, personal branding and so much more.

I'm really excited for you all to listen to this episode, as always feedback is very much welcome and if you have any topics you would really like me to go over with future guests please get in touch with me directly on Linkedin.

You can connect with April Turner on Linkedin - April Turner
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Keep your eyes peeled for another episode this week which will be totally different to this episode!!!

This week I’m joined by Sean McCleary who is the managing director of a Manchester based recruitment agency called Insight Recruitment and he is also one of the founders of the Power Hive

We recorded this episode in his offices up in Manchester after I delivered a talk on personal branding to his consultants.

Sean is on a mission to build a thriving business which is based out of a city which is very close to his heart, Manchester.

He has worked within the Recruitment industry for 15 plus years and I was genuinely amazed with his mindset towards recruitment.

I absolutely loved his approach when hiring for his business and how he has gone about growing his own recruitment agency.

Genuinely really excited to share this episode with you all and I think a lot of you will get tons of value out of this conversation. 

If you want to connect with Sean, the best place is Linkedin - Sean Mccleary

As always if you want to connect with me, the best place is Linkedin - Hishem Azzouz

This week I’m joined by James Dean who heads up the IP division for Hamilton Barnes.

After a real tough start in recruitment and when I say tough you will understand what I mean when you find out how long it took him to make his first placement. 

He has now been working within the recruitment industry for 6 plus years.

I personally think he has an amazing mindset and approach to recruitment, as he has continued to increase his performance year after year.

A lot of people ask me to really dive into the tactics of building a recruitment desk from scratch, which we do in this episode as James has successfully done achieved this at Hamilton barnes.

He recently achieved the top biller award at his agency and we really break down how he achieved this, very excited for you all to listen to this one!!

You can connect with James on Linkedin - James Dean

As always feedback is very much welcome and any topics you would really like me to cover with future guests then please either drop me a message on Linkedin or send me an email to [email protected]

James Silverman is one of the founders of Hunted, a global marketplace that connects talent with companies, and puts recruiters in complete control of managing their own careers and much, much more.

If you haven’t seen the announcement, this podcast is now sponsored and supported by Hunted.

To kick off series two, I’m joined by James Silverman who shares with us his own story on how he went from building a global leading Rec 2 Rec firm to now building Hunted

I’m really excited to continue uncovering the true failures, learnings and successes from some of the most talent professionals in the recruitment industry, globally.

The reason I wanted to use the word globally is because I plan on bringing you two episodes a week very soon, with the second episode in the week having a special theme.

As always if you want me to cover particular topics with future guests please get in touch with me on Linkedin.

PLUS if you know any recruiters who are based outside of the UK that you think would love to share their story on this podcast then please feel free to put me in touch with them!

We discussed loads in this episode, enjoy and be excited!

You can connect with James on Linkedin - James Silverman
You can connect with me on Linkedin - Hishem Azzouz

Again please accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to sharing weekly podcast episodes.

Quite a lot has changed my end, but I'm very close to getting back to sharing weekly podcast episodes.

I'm really excited to announce who I have partnered with to take this podcast to the next level which will mean even more better content for you all.

Please remain patient. 

Chapter 2 is around the corner.

For the first time since I have started this podcast I haven't shared a podcast with you for the last two weeks.

There is a very good reason for that, keep your eyes and ears peeled.

I'm extremely excited to share with you what's in store for the podcast as it's going to mean more content and better content for you all.

Please accept my apologies for the silence but it will be worth the wait.

Nick Guy work for Finlay James and is responsible for the American side of the business.

Nick came straight out of university when he first started in recruitment and he hasn't looked back since.

He has experienced working in Manchester, London, San Francisco and soon New York, where he has continued to excel as a 180 recruitment consultant.

I was really impressed with Nick's complete dedication to being the best recruiter he can be and amazed at how unfazed he was by the challenges of operating in several different environments.

We really dive into the business development piece in this episode as Nick operates in a 180 role and he has become an expert practitioner at winning new business.

You can connect with Nick Guy on Linkedin - Nick Guy

Tony Bates is the managing director of Idex Consulting and has worked within the recruitment industry for 15+ years.

I loved Tony's genuine optimism for the recruitment industry and he has always had a real passion to be the best recruiter/manager he could be.

We really dive into the resilience piece on this episode, the best recruiters bounce back from very very bad knockbacks and Tony actively seeks people to join his business who have shown this bounce back mentality in their personal/professional life.

 However when recruiters do experience a lot of success they need to stay grounded to continue to be the best and Tony talks a lot about staying grounded besides the huge paychecks!

Tony has a real passion for helping people and delivering a top class recruitment service which he demonstrates from the very start of this episode.

I'm excited for you all to listen and you can connect Tony on Linkedin - Tony Bates