This week on the Strivin & Thrivin podcast we talk to Garth Quinn, Recruitment Manager at Uniting.

While reflecting on his career path, we take a trip down memory lane to Garth’s time working in cinemas, where he tells us the truth about the popcorn!

But as we get down to the nitty gritty in this podcast, we discuss the challenges of internal recruitment. Garth explains the challenge of stakeholder management: you don’t tend to deal with in-agency and adopting the company culture in order to make the right hires.

Garth also sheds some light on how the role of an in-house recruiter can be drastically different from industry-to-industry, highlighting the sensitivity required in social care industries and the ability to adapt professionally to provide a duty of care.

“The biggest learning coming into aged care is the protection of our clients and protection of the organization,” says Garth, “It's a critical service that we provide to our clients and if we don't have the right people in the right place, then [the patients] suffer”.

For people considering a career path in aged care, this is a great listen.

Despite being in a niche industry, Garth stresses the importance of keeping your finger on the pulse, ensuring you’re caught up with the latest industry news both inside and outside your sector, networking internally as well as externally wherever you can, both for your own growth and development but to also ensure you are working ahead of the curve. There are learnings and transitional skills that be applied to various industries.

During our chat we cover everything from the ‘recruiter whinge’ and everyday bugbears to leading with data to ensure credibility and transparency when hiring new recruits. Gareth is a firm believer that there are no shortcuts on recruitment and success is born from strict processes, strategy and policy.

Listen to the latest episode of Strivin & Thrivin for the latest insight from HR professionals on career success.