Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club hosted by Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee — where recruitment chat meets curry-fuelled chaos.

Fresh out of a Diwali dinner in Northwest London, Nitin and Bobby jump into the car for a late-night debrief and dive head-first into the spicy stuff recruiters don’t usually say out loud.

Here’s what they dig into:

• Recruitment “icks” — from junior recruiters’ cringe LinkedIn clichés to Wolf of Wall Street wannabe leaders still stuck in 2010.
• TA vs Agency — who actually has the harder job? And why the conversation has more layers than a perfectly made biryani.
• AI Nonsense & Cash-Grab Vendors — calling out the companies flogging AI as a magic silver bullet while selling solutions with a 6-month shelf life.
• Mediocrity in Recruitment — shortcuts, quick wins, lazy posting, and why the industry deserves better.
• LinkedIn Over-Personalisation — from “Hey, we both breathe air!” DMs to the awkward oversharing epidemic.
• Future-Proofing Recruitment — 360 vs 180 models, skill gaps, operating models, and what the industry actually needs to survive to 2030 and beyond.
• Diwali, family culture, tanning, old Facebook memories, hangovers (or lack of them) — and other wonderfully chaotic tangents that only a post-curry recording can deliver.

Fun, raw, opinionated — and very, very Mixed Grill.

Who This Episode Is For

• Recruiters who love the industry but can’t stand its nonsense.
• Talent Acquisition pros who want their seat at the table respected.
• Founders and recruitment leaders trying to modernise their operating model.
• Anyone confused (or exhausted) by the current AI hype cycle.
• LinkedIn warriors who need a gentle nudge to stop oversharing.
• Fans of casual, funny, no-BS chat after a good curry.

🔗 Connect with the hosts

Bobby Banerjee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbybanerjee/

Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/

Get your fill of curry, banter, and brilliant recruitment minds at The Recruitment Curry Club:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-recruitment-curry-club/

Look out for more episodes of The Mixed Grill dropping on Thursdays.

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