The Recruiting Gym

Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast is heading to the end of its first year. In this episode, our host, Angela Cripps discusses what is currently happening technologically around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Louise Triance and Rod McMillan.   They get into the Industrial Revolution, AI, Chat GPT, automation, legislation, The Human Bias, psychometric tests, vid...

Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast is now global for the rest of the 2024. It sees our host, Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening sociologically around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Cecilia Crossley and Dan Cohen.   They get into an update from the UN General Assembly, onboarding, D E & I, Menopause, Social mobility, Parental rights, family -r...

Overview: Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast is now global for the rest of the 2024. It sees our host, Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening economically around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Donal O’Donoghue and Adam Pode. They get into the annual reports hitting the news, inflation, GDP, Labour costs, Ansoff Matrix, The Big Mac Index, cross sellin...

Our ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast goes global from this month for the rest of the year. It sees our host, Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in politics around the world and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests James Chaplin and Fionnuala O’Conor. They get into the impact of 72+ general elections around the world, populous movements, recruitment opportunities, the...

Our sixth ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to environmental factors and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Renu Gundala and George Wilson. They get into B-Corp companies, UN Sustainable goals, Green initiatives, benefits packages, Tottenham Hotspur and David Attenborough starts and ends our wonderful...

Overview:    Our fifth ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to legislative factors and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Declan Bradley and Shazia Imtiaz.   They get into the employment laws that have been around for some time, but surprisingly there are still recruiters unaware of them! Then there’s th...

Overview:  Our fourth ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to technological factors and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Rohit Kapoor and Wendy McDougall.   They get into data and it’s usage, automation, targeted sales, AI and how it’s impacting everything, social media posting, industry reports and sk...

Overview:    Our third ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK in relation to sociological facts and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Jo Major and Keith Rosser. They get into DE&I, Brexit, recruitment processes, a little side-step into ‘The Gentlemen’ series on Netflix, Women in employment, the multi-generational...

Overview:   Our second ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in the UK economically and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Marie Pegram and Rohan Byles. They get into Inflation & Wage Inflation, Confidence in the market, Interest rates, Borrowing/credit, Factoring, Finance and Commission structures... phew!    Guests:   Ma...

For our 77th Ask The Coach session it's our African special. We've hosted specials from the Middle East, The Americas, Europe and APac, so we couldn't leave out our African friends. Angela is joined by Vanessa Raath, Gita Winter, and Samantha-Leigh Hayward. The 4 will be discussed all things related to recruiting in Africa: candidate experience, sourcing & tech, ethical standards,...

Overview:  Our inaugural ‘Hiring Happenings’ podcast sees host Angela Cripps discuss what is currently happening in UK politics and how this relates to the recruitment industry with guests Kate Shoesmith and Gordon Webb.  They get into elections, local government, industry influences, purdah, Labour’s proposal of the ‘single status of worker’ and how you can use these discussions with your custome...

Questions discussed in this session: - 1. What's the difference between a job ad and a job description and why does it matter? (Rowena) 2. What impact does providing a better candidate experience have? (Justin) 3. What practical steps can I take myself to improve my website? (Robert) 4. What impact are the new Google rules about sending bulk mail likely to have on smaller companies? (Rowena) ...

Questions discussed in this session: - 1. Given the competitive nature of the recruitment sector, how can share option schemes help in not just retaining, but also attracting top talent to a firm? 2. What employee data should I be monitoring to spot any red flags early?  3. How can I work out what it is that I do want to do and find a job with the right people?  4. What advice would you give to re...

Questions discussed in this session: - 1.  What are consultants with stand-out Customer Experience doing differently? 2.  Where do you start when you think you need to replace a system? 3. Do you love your job, really? 4. how do you keep a positive mindset? 5. What's your top tip for gaining a new client? 6. How do you keep a positive mindset?

We’re at a pivotal moment for recruitment leadership; the tight labour market and job seeker expectations soaring, the ongoing struggle to retain talent, and the ever-increasing pace of technological advances in automation. These disruptive times call for us to chart a new vision for leadership, with foresight, heart, and humanity at the helm. We’ll explore this idea further in our conversation to...

Alan is a recruitment trainer of 25 years+, who develops people in the recruitment industry from rookies to management. Over 11,500 people in recruitment have benefited from his training providing the skills needed to build successful desks, businesses and manage people/teams teams effectively.  His client reach extends to 17 countries, covering a wide variety of market specialisations and levels...

Denise's passion lies in igniting business and personal growth for business owners and senior Leaders. Whilst many coaches focus on personal development, she values the importance of aligning your personal and professional goals - as a Mum to 2 girls and a Nana to 2 fab grandchildren life balance has been core for her own happiness and career success. Her strategies and insights are geared tow...

Kate works with agencies who are struggling to find experienced talent and want to hire trainees to help grow their business.  She is here to help you recruit the right people for the job, train them effectively and grow them into high performing consultants who develop through your business and bring a ROI. Kate also does a lot of work with business owners and managers who want to get more out of...

The questions for today's session are: 1. We've just renewed our commission structure and although it's been a very good couple of years, consultants are still concerned that 'stuff happens' in life that could impact this. can you give some practical advice, please? 2. Why does financial education and wellbeing need to be considered and taken so seriously in the recruitment ind...

The questions for our coaches are in: 1. The four day week: is it a fad or here to stay? 2. I love training others and as a manager, it's my favourite part of the job. What do I need to think about if I'm going to do it as a full-time job, please? 3. I'm looking to create a new commission structure to reward our team on new business generated. Any good ideas? 4. My job adverts are feel...

Jo Phillips Learning & Development Consultant, Qualified Executive Coach, and passionate women’s champion is hosting our Meet The Expert masterclass in strategies for career success. Jo’s style is interactive, and engaging, having spent 25 years in the Recruitment Industry, she’s no stranger to large audiences - delivering face-to-face and online training across the entire recruitment life cyc...

Angela Cripps is a recruitment advocate with over 30 years of experience, that’s still passionate about our wonderful industry. She's been training individuals for 34 years and coaching executives for 19 of those. Angela worked for Blue Arrow (the largest independent recruitment company in the UK at the time) and was lucky enough to join their award-winning training team in 1997.  Since 2003,...

Our 57th Ask The Coach session brought Stephen O'Donnell and Alan Clarke to the Gym to talk (and sing) all things business development, candidate engagement, and National Recruiters Day with Angela Cripps. The questions asked were: 1. How can I get technology to do my BD for me, so I don't have to make awkward calls to prospective candidates and clients? 2. How do I stop my people from bei...

During this session, Vanessa shares her experience of working in an environment with a toxic manager, which led her to leave her role. You can join us on the Daily Workout for 15 minutes every morning to discuss a whole host of topics covering everything from: mental health & wellbeing, leadership & management, candidate sourcing & engagement, LinkedIn sourcing, marketing & brandin...

During this session, Christina shares her experience of how mental health affected her in the workplace. You can join us on the Daily Workout for 15 minutes every morning to discuss a whole host of topics covering everything from: mental health & wellbeing, leadership & management, candidate sourcing & engagement, LinkedIn sourcing, marketing & branding, our quarterly book week, an...