Confessions of a Recruiter

Send us Fan Mail Imagine transitioning from your current industry to the world of recruitment with ease. Our guest, John, the director of Start In Recruitment, shares his company's unique mission of helping inexperienced recruiters break into the industry. Listen as John shares insights on his company's focus on candidates with industry experience transitioning into recruitment roles and...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest episode, we chat with Jessica Kimber who has mastered the art of prioritising and outsourcing $10 tasks, allowing her to focus on the tasks she can excel at.  THIS IS AN AUDIO PREVIEW OF EPISODE #40 FEATURING JESSICA KIMBER. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how a 16-year-old can make their mark in the competitive world of recruitment? Meet Jess, the most stylish recruiter in the industry, who quickly discovered the earning potential of recruiters and made her first placement at just 17! Join us as Jess shares her incredible journey from the UK to Australia, comparing the cutthroat recruitment industry in both countries,...

Send us Fan Mail Declan Kluver, the Director of Blended Employment discusses the 100th cow approach he takes towards business and personal branding/marketing.  THIS IS AN AUDIO PREVIEW OF EPISODE #39 WITH DECLAN KLUVER LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail We’re flipping the script this week. We’re diving into Declan Kluver and Blended Employment’s history.  Confessing and sharing details never before heard on the show, Declan revisits his first business, Blended Juices, tells stories of his unorthodox door-knocking strategies, the early dark-days of Blended Employment, and how he was ultimately featured on Sky News + The Courier Ma...

Send us Fan Mail We have some questions for our audience and would love to hear your feedback via social media, email, or even call our podcast hotline! Recruiters, where do you go for mentoring, coaching, or tutoring? Also, where do you go when you want to network with others from our industry? THIS IS AN AUDIO PREVIEW OF EPISODE #38 FEATURING BLAKE & DECLAN. LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! S...

Send us Fan Mail Coming in hot with a quick one this week! We touch on our sponsor - Beforeyouspeak Coffee - and tell you how you can get your discounted cup of #confessions. There's some good news involving previous podcasts guests, exciting times ahead with the RCSA's Talent X event, and a few questions directed at our audience.  We'd love to hear from you! Support the show · Our...

Send us Fan Mail Lee Pollard, the Director of P&C Partners, shares some methods on how he trained inexperienced recruiters while he was working at Robert Half.  This is an audio preview of Episode #37 featuring Lee Pollard LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Lee Pollard is the man of the hour this week on #Confessions! 🎙 Honest, humble, and in it all for the right reasons, Lee’s positive energy is infectious! After nearly 20 years in sales, Lee started his agency, P&C Partners, back in 2019 & has grown it to a highly effective team of 4.  From some out-of-the-box BD strategies, how selling cars had him thinking he had the Mida...

Send us Fan Mail Blake & Declan riff together on the nature of recruitment through the good times and the bad times.  This is an audio preview of Episode #36 featuring Blake & Declan LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Lee Pollard from P&C Partners was our guest for this weeks podcast, but unfortunately due to technical difficulties we are unable to bring you that podcast. But do not fret Lee will be back again in the future to finish confessing. In the mean time Blake and Declan talk about what is going in the world of recruiting. First off the bat is some exciting news that Xrecruiter is n...

Send us Fan Mail Gemma Valentine, the Director of Shine Resourcing, gives us her perspective as a Rec2Rec, explaining what she looks for in her candidates. This is an audio preview of Episode #35 featuring Gemma Valentine LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re joined by our first recruiter that recruits recruiters!!! Gemma Valentine is the Director of Shine Resourcing, a Rec2Rec agency that has been in business for over 9 years!  As the first Rec2Rec’er on Confessions, we had to find out what recruiters on that side of the coin are looking for. Gemma fills us in with her experience dealing with recruiters looking for new...

Send us Fan Mail Angela Smith, one of the Founders of Smith & Co. Recruitment, tells us about the first placement she made, which happened to be AFTER her & Mark started their business. The client? The Parents! This is an audio preview of Episode #34 featuring Angela & Mark Smith LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Angela & Mark Smith  are 6 months into running their own business, and they're loving every second of it! The two started Smith & Co. together after Mark had amassed nearly a decade of recruitment experience, and their honeymoon was just around the corner!  They speak on the luxuries of being a business owner like control and freedom, but everything they do is calcula...

Send us Fan Mail The Founding Director of JJP Talent Solutions tells us about a placement she made in her rookie year as a recruiter. Something was special about this placement, though... he was an inmate! This is an audio preview of Episode #33 featuring Nicola Steel LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Nicola Steel, the Founding Director of JJP Talent Solutions, took us through a journey of a conversation this episode! She unravels her 24 year long career in recruitment, tells us her inspiring & heroic story of returning from a coma, plus shares what could very well be the craziest placement story we've heard so far.  Nicola emphasises her value driven, compassionate ap...

Send us Fan Mail The Directors of Lime Recruitment break down what it's taken for Cass to be on track to bill $4 million in a single year.  This is an audio preview of Episode #32 featuring Paul Benelisha & Cassandra Manthey.  LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Our first double guest episode! On this very special edition of Confessions, we're joined by the Directors & Founders of Lime Recruitment, Cassandra Manthey & Paul Benelisha.  The dynamic power duo tells all about the impressive billings Cassandra has under her belt, what it's like to go all-in with your industry, and figuring out how to successfully navigate you...

Send us Fan Mail The Director of ICONIC Recruit, Marton Volep, talks about how you can't be a slave to your ego when trying to figure out what you're best at, and that you're going to face some hardship along the way. This is an audio preview of Episode #31 featuring Marton Volep.  LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail Marton Volep, the Director of ICONIC Recruit, is the man of the hour this week! He has an incredible story, about moving back and forth between the East and West coasts of Australia, moving between the mining and real estate industries before finally settling on the latter. We loved Marton's honesty in this episode, sharing the nitty gritty details of his trials and tribulati...

Send us Fan Mail The CEO & Founder of Cornerstone Medical Recruitment, Sam Miklos, takes us behind the scenes into scaling her agency into a $70 million company.  This is an audio preview of Episode #30 featuring Sam Miklos.  LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail We have Cornerstone with us to celebrate our milestone! It's our 30th episode, and we were blessed by none other than Sam (not Samantha) Miklos, the CEO & Founder of Cornerstone Medical Recruitment. Cornerstone is Australia’s Leading Healthcare Recruitment Agency, with 400 staff nationally (recruiters & healthcare workers). An agency we've admired from afar for m...

Send us Fan Mail The Xrecruiter boys list off options for a recruiter's next career move if they feel they've reached their maximum capacity or want a new challenge.  This is an audio preview of Episode #29 featuring Blake & Declan.  LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE NOW! Support the show · Our Website is: xrecruiter.io

Send us Fan Mail It's been 7 months of having daily conversations, weekly podcasts, and engaging with recruiters since we started XRecruiter.  For our fans, colleagues, partners and our own knowledge, we decided to invest in an industry report that highlights recruitment insights and trends.  From statistics on the demographic of recruiters, average billings, average earnings, what's cha...