In the latest instalment of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host Alison Humphries is joined by Rob Kerr, the Author of Project Future: 6 Steps to Success as Your Own Boss.

Rob currently works closely with leaders delivering M&A integration to enable teams to succeed and businesses to solve more problems that matter. Prior to this, he was a Project Manager for over a decade, which led him to set up his own business in 2014 to improve his own work and family life. 

Now Rob shares his approach with aspiring entrepreneurs, contractors, and freelancers, supporting them through these critical decisions and showing them how to flourish on their own unique journey. 

In this insightful episode, Alison and Rob discuss their predictions about the future of recruitment and explore some blue sky options both in terms of what will happen to the working world and what might be happening to your career in the time of COVID.

Timestamped Guide: 

0:46 - Introduction

1:31 - Tell me why you felt that the world needed both a consultant in this field and your book, Project Future?

 3:46 - What are the most common errors that you’ve observed that people make when they are considering setting up a business?

6:10 - There’s an awful lot more to running a successful recruitment business than there is to just be a good recruiter. Some people learn that the hard way, is that something you’ve observed?

8:59 - Are there any general pointers you’d give people in terms of what kind of research they should be doing?

10:27 - In your book, I know you’ve got an acronym for a preparatory framework, 'SORTED', can you talk the audience through that?

18:03 - Infrastructure, company policies and preparation

21:37 - Making the distinction between those who want to build a business and those who want to build a lifestyle choice

24:04 - The amount of effort and commitment upfront to build a genuine business before you actually see any financial reward for it is often underestimated, isn’t it?

26:33 - Do you have any advice for people starting a business their own?

29:28 - So Rob, if people want to buy your book and I do thoroughly recommend it, it’s really good but easy read, where should they go?

If you have any questions, queries or comments, please contact Alison Humphries: [email protected]

Connect with Rob Kerr on LinkedIn.