Hey everyone, This week on The Modern Recruiter, I had a great conversation with Benjamin Mena, host of The Elite Recruiter Podcast and Managing Partner at Select Source Solutions. Benjamin then interviewed me on his own podcast - give it a listen here . It was fun to do a crossover episode - and I know many of you are already big fans of Benjamin's! Benjamin shared a lot on his personal story from getting almost fired as a young, hungry recruiter, to launching his successful practice and scale ...
Sep 26, 2024•41 min
Hey everyone, This week on The Modern Recruiter, I had an amazing in-person conversation with Chris Bakke about his journey building and selling two successful recruiting companies - including one that was acquired by Elon Musk's Twitter/X! Chris shared some of his insights on: * Building a recruiting marketplace from scratch Chris's company Laskie grew to $4.5 million in revenue in just 2.5 years by focusing on remote hiring during the pandemic boom. He shared their strategies for sourcing cand...
Aug 08, 2024•39 min
Hey everybody! This week on The Modern Recruiter, I had a fantastic chat with Steve Bartel , founder of Gem, about a topic close to my heart: recruiting strategies for early-stage startups. Steve and I go a long way: We both started companies in the Recruiting space around the same time, we both have a very strong Recruiting CRM (though we’re going after different audiences) and we both share the belief that recruiting should be closer to selling. What makes this episode special and so valuable ...
Jul 25, 2024•41 min
Hello everyone, In this episode of The Modern Recruiter, I had a great conversation with Jared Watts, a former professional soccer player turned recruiter. I’m always a big fan of mixing different fields, so I was excited to learn how the skills and mindset from professional sport (in this case soccer or - as we like to call it in France - football) can be useful in recruiting. Here are some of the key takeaways from our discussion: 1/ How to apply an athletic mindset to recruiting Jared emphasi...
Jul 02, 2024•38 min
Hello everyone, In this episode of The Modern Recruiter, I had a fantastic conversation with Clark Willcox , founder of The Digital Recruiter and host of the podcast with the same name . We dived into how to leverage LinkedIn effectively as a recruiter, offering insights valuable for both corporate and agency recruiters. Just after, he interviewed me as a guest on his podcast on the topic of Turning your LinkedIn brand into a sales machine , I would recommend giving it a listen too! Here are som...
Jun 13, 2024•51 min
Good morning everybody! This week, we dropped an absolute masterclass on building a highly valuable recruiting/staffing agency to potentially sell for 8-figures. My guest was Diane Prince, who achieved that very goal by founding, growing, and exiting a company for $28 million! (several times actually) Diane walked me through her entire entrepreneurial journey, from deciding at age 27 to "build a business to retire in our 30s" to the specific strategies and numbers that enabled her to do exactly ...
Apr 25, 2024•33 min
Hey everyone, With the job market changing so rapidly over the past few years, I try to keep up. That means lots of chats with folks from various sectors. One person I've been talking with is Josh, the CEO at Hired.com. Josh has access to tons of proprietary data because Hired has been at it for a decade, generating 3 million interviews and helping 30,000 people find jobs. During one of our conversations, Josh brought up their latest report, " The Future of Tech Hiring: 8 Bold Predictions for 20...
Apr 05, 2024•30 min
Hey everyone! Just wrapped up an amazing chat with Melissa Grabiner about something we all care about: how to get a better job. We talked about strategies to implement during the job search of course, but also before. We hope this will help some of you as listeners, but also your friends, family. Even if you’re not looking for a job right now, and if you probably know everything about recruiting (as you should if you’re interested in this podcast), we’re confident you’ll learn a few nuggets. Mel...
Mar 14, 2024•36 min
Hey everybody! In a special episode that I've been teasing for a bit, Jon and I unpack the art and science of pricing for agencies and recruiters. Even if you're not from an agency, you'll want to hear this. We cover how to show your worth, focus on what really matters, and get recognized by your clients/hiring managers. This is gold whether you're on the inside or with an agency. So, why Jon specifically? Well, he's probably the best expert on the topic of pricing + recruiting. After 8 years at...
Feb 15, 2024•34 min
Hey everybody! Robin here, and I'm back with another episode of The Modern Recruiter, diving deep into my latest obsession: the inner workings of recruitment agencies. This week, I had an awesome chat with Samuli, the brains behind TalentBee , a Europe-based, fully distributed recruiting agency created in August 2022, that's now booking ~70K€ of revenue per month. Not bad after 1.5 years! (and to have a comparable for the US, you can probably ~double those numbers) We did a bit of a podcast exch...
Feb 12, 2024•37 min
Hey there Modern Recruiters! I’m back episode of The Modern Recruiter. Same as with Chris (from last week - listen to it now if you haven't already !), I connected with Bryan after my LinkedIn post to ask for guests recommendations . I was looking for agency recruiters/founders willing to go all-in with the transparency and share everything that's happening behind the scenes. Bryan accepted to share his journey that took him from agency (TEKSystems), to tech companies (Google, Apple, Uber, Boost...
Jan 25, 2024•34 min
Happy 2024, everyone! Time's flown by since we launched this newsletter in January 2023, and now we're nearing 800 subscribers – huge thanks for that! It's been a ride, and I can't wait to see where we go this year! I'm also getting more direct email replies to these newsletters with your topic ideas, suggestions for improvement, or just to say hi. Love it! Keep them coming. Go ahead, hit reply now! :) Alright, so - about a month ago I wrote a LinkedIn post to ask for guests recommendations . I ...
Jan 11, 2024•36 min
We recorded this episode live in person, right after Sandra Feldmann rocked the stage at the Sourcing Summit. The energy of doing it in person was - as usual - incredible, and Sandra was totally in her element – you’ll feel like you’re in the room in Amsterdam with us! Sandra is big about blending Marketing + Recruiting (a common thread on the podcast). During our conversation, she shared some super cool strategies on making connections with candidates that are way more than just about hiring. I...
Dec 14, 2023•34 min
Great news! Substack now has a “Transcription” feature - which means you can read the transcript of our conversation with Aaron. If you are as impatient as I am, you will love it! A lot of you noticed (and complained!) that I haven't released an episode for almost 2 months now. That's awesome, and it shows that you truly care (and wait for the next episode) - I'm grateful for this! I'm back on track now, I should get back to the bi-weekly cadence :) Back to today's episode: a Masterclass on how ...
Nov 30, 2023•28 min
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Oct 18, 2023•26 min
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Oct 10, 2023•33 min
Hello everyone! I'm Robin Choy , CEO of HireSweet (a recruiting CRM that helps Talent Acquisition automate their outreach and nurture past candidates). Each week, I address various recruiting issues, such as recruiting outreach, interviewing, employer branding, and career management. My goal is to provide helpful insights to anyone interested in recruitment, whether you're an in-house recruiter, agency recruiter, freelance recruiter. Productivity hacks for recruiters, Jonathan Kidder. 👉 Listen ...
Sep 26, 2023•30 min
Hello everyone, and welcome to this podcast episode! I'm Robin Choy , CEO of HireSweet (a Recruiting CRM that helps Talent Acquisition automate their outreach and nurture past candidates). Each week, I address various recruiting issues, such as recruiting outreach, interviewing, employer branding, and career management. My goal is to provide helpful insights to anyone interested in recruitment, whether you're an in-house recruiter, agency recruiter, freelancer, or hiring manager! How to become a...
Sep 13, 2023•33 min
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Jul 25, 2023•26 min
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Jul 11, 2023•35 min
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Jun 27, 2023•31 min
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Jun 07, 2023•29 min
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May 09, 2023•32 min
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Apr 18, 2023•30 min
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Apr 04, 2023•24 min
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Mar 16, 2023•31 min
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Mar 08, 2023•35 min
Hello everyone, and welcome to this podcast episode! I'm Robin Choy , CEO of HireSweet . Each week, I address various recruiting issues such as recruiting outreach, interviewing, employer branding, and career management. My goal is to provide helpful insights to anyone interested in recruitment, whether you're an in-house recruiter, agency recruiter, freelancer, hiring manager. Whether you're just starting out in your recruiting career or looking to enhance your skills, I hope you'll find these ...
Feb 23, 2023•30 min
Hi everyone, and welcome to this podcast episode! I'm Robin Choy , CEO of HireSweet . Each week, I humbly tackle recruiting issues about recruiting outreach, interviewing, employer branding, career management, and anything else that could be helpful to you as an aspirational recruiter (whether you are an in-house recruiter, an agency recruiter, a freelancer, or the founder of an early stage startup). Thanks for listening to A-Players! Subscribe now for free Introduction to Recruiting Ops 👉 List...
Feb 16, 2023•34 min
Hi everyone, and welcome to this podcast episode! I'm Robin Choy , CEO of HireSweet . Each week, I humbly tackle recruiting issues about recruiting outreach, interviewing, employer branding, career management, and anything else that could be helpful to you as an aspirational recruiter (whether you are an in-house recruiter, an agency recruiter, a freelancer, or the founder of an early stage startup). Thanks for listening to A-Players! Subscribe now for free How to apply Social Selling to recruit...
Feb 09, 2023•36 min
