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Hiring feels hard for leaders right now, and not just because of the market.

In this episode of The Dee-Brief Show, Dee is joined by Claire Bond and Suzanne Sherriff from Bond Williams Professional Recruitment to explore why hiring feels so demanding in the current climate, and what often gets overlooked when recruitment is squeezed in alongside the day job.

With skills shortages, candidate hesitation, changing expectations and the rise of AI tools, hiring is often assumed to be simpler now. In reality, for many leaders it has become a high-stakes responsibility carried alongside everything else, where delays, uncertainty and missed signals can quickly cost you the right candidate.

Drawing on their experience as professional recruiters, Dee draws out the seven most common hiring mistakes, and what can be learned from the way recruiters think and work.

They also explore how hiring behaviour signals leadership and culture, and why repeated small missteps can create longer-term hiring challenges beyond a single vacancy.