DG Recruit Podcast

As someone very good with money, Dandan was able to leverage it fully to achieve FIRE by 28, breaking 7 figures networth by 30. Here are the major tips that Dandan implemented in her 20s and now to avoid being entrapped in a bad job, mortgage enslavement, and lack of freedom to build a life you want for the rewards you aspire to have. Do you have any tips? Comments? Share & hit us up! contact@dgre...

Yes, I say "deal" here because I don't enjoy working with active candidates as a choice or preference; we need to DEAL with the fact that they're already active. This poses a real threat to our time, our energy, and ultimately our survival in this industry if we let one too many active candidates get under our skin. The ideal goal is to work with the best passive candidates exclusively, but that's...

To sustain a long term career within agency recruitment, you have to navigate the inevitable stress that builds up from this career of managing PEOPLE on both ends of the spectrum: clients AND candidates. While this job sounds so straightforward and easy, it is hardly anything but that! You have to manage your mental health in order to continue feeling great about the business, money, candidates,...

For lack of a better way to put it, if you're a young gun trying to make it staffing/agency recruiting/headhunting to get new clients signed up, for the love of everything that's holy, DO NOT SELL TO HR PEOPLE. If you didn't know, please do know this: They are NOT your friend. They are NOT on your side. They do not CARE about you/your livelihood and they'll get in the way. The only person you shou...

A big aha moment for me has been realizing that my fixation on goal setting has been incorrect all these years. While I thought it was the root of my success in recruitment, money, and careers, it wasn't. Focusing on daily actionable small tasks are actually MUCH more important than any vision or goal. How has vision or goalsetting worked for you in the past? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Amanda breaks down top tips to help you better: - Assess clients & candidates - Manage your mindset - Learn her approach through her experiences of thriving despite pandemics and recessions Ultimately, Amanda brings her unique approach to growing her business, practice, and team; leverage her words of wisdom and mentorship! Reach Contact@dgrecruit.com for more questions & comments

There are undisputable benefits to working candidate-dry aka candidate-driven markets. It's way easier to dominate a space as a niche market specialist, you have less competition when you're more knowledgeable, and you're faster when you have deep relationships with top candidates and clients in your market specialism. Clients want your service, NEED your service, and are happy to pay top dollar i...

Every single part of the recruitment process IS AN ART. References are no different. In this episode, we cover: - Why are references important - How to get references - Tips on references As always, we'll have live examples of what is happening out there in the market & how to best leverage this information. Email contact@dgrecruit.com for any questions we can address on the DGR Podcast!

The overwhelming advice here is: Beware. Recruitment owners are charismatic, good at sales, and sound good on the phone/in-person because that's part of their vocation and essential skillset to succeed in this industry. However, that leads to buyers remorse once you really get to know the business and work there. Just like how it's easy to hire the wrong recruiter because they said the right thing...

As headhunters, everyday we are trying to win on the battlefield. Whether it is listening intently, asking smart questions to find the real truth, maneuvering difficult people and situations to our liking, everything we do revolves around our mindset and how we think of ourselves and therefore present ourselves to the world. In this podcast, Dandan shares 6 strategies that helped her become a glob...

Investing is undoubtedly a skill that should be taught in schools but unfortunately financial literacy and understanding, for most people, is something you have to acquire on your own. Here are some tips Dandan learned through her investment journey as a young investor and a few lessons that her mistakes taught her about what to do as it relates to the huge variety of options ahead of you that you...

As one of the HARDEST (if not THE) hardest sales jobs, agency recruitment is all about stress management. If you can handle the stress related to deals, clients, and candidates, all that could turn on a dime, you can sustain this career and succeed long-term. In this episode, Dandan shares multiple strategies she leverages at all different times (or all at once) to reduce recruitment stress.  Writ...

Recruiting changed my life in so many ways. In this life lesson's episode, I share how recruiting pulled me out of a terrible financial bind I was dragged into by my dad who has been a troublesome and controversial person for the majority of my life.  Furthermore, the work environment at a recruiting firm can be stressful so I had to take measures to learn how to best navigate interactions with co...

2021 has been a phenomenal year to be a recruiter however the failure and exit rate is still as high as it's ever been due to the challenging nature of our profession. The reality is that those who remain and continue to build their recruitment and sales skills will become financially enriched beyond your dreams in 2022. For those who have high financial goals in mind and the tenacity and talent t...

Just like for candidates, your client strategy needs to be top in class to make it to become a dominant force in your market. Here are the key questions to ask of your potential clients to make sure you're not walking into a mess of a situation. If you work with clients you like, that your candidates are interested in, that pay at a rate that will get deals to close, that interview with the right...

While agency recruitment 100% is a sales job, it's not like a typical sales job in which you're selling a simple commodity at a price that doesn't really change anyone's life. It's easy to convince someone to buy something but not the same when trying to get somebody to take on a job to change THEIR LIFE. These monumentous decisions don't come lightly so recruitment is a highly refined sales role...

As I've gotten older (not smarter, just more weathered), I've learned some key lessons about what worked for others and what I saw really got in the way of happiness and success. My goal is always more money and more happiness, not more money more problems, so I've adopted these attitudes towards jobs, money, and people, that have greatly helped keep me on track. Don't sweat the small stuff - mana...

As a headhunter, WE are the leaders when it comes to knowing how candidates think, act, and behave. When deals drop, it's not the candidate's fault. Candidates, like all humans, are RIGHTFULLY self-serving. Doesn't make them bad people, doesn't make them mean or selfish, just means they're human. KNOWING that, it's YOUR job to understand human nature and how that translates into human behavior, li...

Recruiting has taught me so much in life - excited to share some of the top lessons I learned from people around me in my 20s that deeply shaped my behavior, thoughts, and approach to life, recruiting, and money. I share 3 personal stories here that really helped or hurt me in my journey to a million bucks by 30. I hope you enjoy these tidbits of my life & please do send us more questions to info@...

In recruiting, billing more is completely within one's control. It's not luck, it's not hope, it's strategy & timing. Here are 6 tips that will put more money into your pocket no matter what desk you're on. Let's go!!! Pls send us questions: info@dgrecruit.com   We want to answer more of your top recruitment questions!

Not everyone knows headhunters' jobs intimately. More often than not, most people DON'T know enough about how headhunters work, what they do/don't do, and how their business works. Here are some misconceptions about agency recruitment professionals that it's critical to know for your own career, when describing your career to others, and when approaching this career for YOURSELF. Reach contact@dgr...

Recruiters complain about recruiting ONLY because candidates drop or become problematic and then we may risk our commission because of their flakiness. Fix the candidate process = get the deal done (at least a very high likelihood your actions will result in a positive result). Thus, candidate control *yes I mean that, and candidate management is critical to seeing the BIG money in recruiting. Her...

As someone who became a millionaire in less than 7 years, I (Dandan, DG Recruit Podcast Host) didn't have a bunch of stock options from a company that went IPO or game-changing bitcoin investments that propelled me to gain a million+ in net worth. I did this relatively traditionally and by following some strict financial and behavioral mentalities and principals that through very common, accessibl...

The overwhelming majority of agency recruiters do not stay in the business past year 1-5. Whether for the right reasons or not, educated and informed decision versus an ignorant one, most recruiters never have the advice and insight into this career that DG Recruit provides brashly and transparently about this monumental life & career decision that rarely is reversible. As they say, once you leave...

There are plenty of folks out there who bill a mil or can bill a mil if they want to.  As too many recruitment leaders say, recruitment isn't rocket science - this is highly achievable. However, the conditions have to be right for the individual to achieve such a thing. Tune into this episode to get a general idea of how others are achieving high levels of billing to support your career path and d...