Listen "The Badlands - Helen & Sam "
Episode Synopsis
The perfect Two for 1 deal.
In this week's instalment of @TheBadlandsJDC I’m talking with not 1 but 2 recruiters, whom between them have worked everywhere and across everything, Helen Kimber and Samantha Peace, They join me to talk about their new consultancy called Creative Connections, A specialist creative talent agency delivering the very best leadership, new business, strategic and innovation talent in the UK.
Today we discuss their journey to the recent launch of Creative Connections, from working together on and off for over 2 decades, to what they are experiencing in the job market today, and what they are trying to deliver with their new consultancy, ALL very interesting and useful for anyone in the Badlands as well any in house talent teams that need a hand (you know who you are)
We discuss ghosting, the lack of humanity, the need for change in the recruitment / head hunting sector. The power of networking and the need for better feedback mechanisms and the shift towards skills-based hiring. Amongst many other things.
We hope you Enjoy, please share it with anyone you know that is currently in The Badlands and needs a new set of recruiters to help! or any in house talent team you have come across that could also do with some help.
Now live and available on Spotify, Apple and Youtube.
In this week's instalment of @TheBadlandsJDC I’m talking with not 1 but 2 recruiters, whom between them have worked everywhere and across everything, Helen Kimber and Samantha Peace, They join me to talk about their new consultancy called Creative Connections, A specialist creative talent agency delivering the very best leadership, new business, strategic and innovation talent in the UK.
Today we discuss their journey to the recent launch of Creative Connections, from working together on and off for over 2 decades, to what they are experiencing in the job market today, and what they are trying to deliver with their new consultancy, ALL very interesting and useful for anyone in the Badlands as well any in house talent teams that need a hand (you know who you are)
We discuss ghosting, the lack of humanity, the need for change in the recruitment / head hunting sector. The power of networking and the need for better feedback mechanisms and the shift towards skills-based hiring. Amongst many other things.
We hope you Enjoy, please share it with anyone you know that is currently in The Badlands and needs a new set of recruiters to help! or any in house talent team you have come across that could also do with some help.
Now live and available on Spotify, Apple and Youtube.
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