Talent Hunters

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Talent Hunters

Want to build talented teams that drive your company toward big goals and big growth? Need immediate staff for a pending project?  Success starts with finding the right recruiting and staffing firm. Each week, we talk with top talent strategists, staffing experts, and industry leaders. Our guests share their insider tips for: -Identifying top talent at every level -Placing the right people in the right roles -Motivating and retaining your workforce -Enhancing workforce flexibility through temporary and contract staffing -Exploring current trends shaping the industries we serve -From executive search to staffing solutions, we explore how to build teams that WIN across every industry.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    5 Recruiters Share How to Win the Battle of Low Contact Rates

    One of the key pillars of great recruiting is the phone. It’s impossible to find and place talent if you’re not constantly calling and talking to people. There was a time where a phone call guaranteed a contact, but let’s face it: those days are long gone. In today’s digital world, you can’t expect an answer or even a call back from a candidate. So the challenge for recruiters is reaching people when we can’t rely on the phone anymore. To compound the issue, now that everyone has flocked to digital communication, it’s also hard to cut through the noise of a crowded inbox. How do we connect with candidates with all these barriers? Is technology the enemy or could it be the key to increasing our contact rates? The recruiters we featured on this show are all facing these issues, and they’ve come up with their own unique strategies for winning the contact battle. From focusing more on conversations than contacts to automating part of the recruiting process, we can still cut through the noise, reach candidates, and get them hired. In this special episode, we revisit and highlight 5 Talent Hunters guests who shared how they are combating low contact rates and maintaining the human touch in a digital landscape. You’ll learn;  How to combine cold calling with social selling  How to apply a multichannel approach to reach candidates What recruiters need to master to be successful today How to bridge technology with relationship management   About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships.   Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!

    25 min

  2. 12/23/2024

    10 Recruiters Share The Secret Sauce to Their Success

    Every successful recruiter has outlasted changes that could have easily taken them out of the business. Economic downturns, demands dips, covid, the rise and fall of entire industries, and the ever-present threat of technology. Every year, we’re presented with new disruptions that test our staying power. The people we featured on this podcast passed every test with flying colors, and they each have a secret weapon that was key to their success. There are many fundamentals to making it in the search industry, but the best people have an edge. Going beyond the resume to dig deeper into a candidate. Leveraging tech the right way. Storytelling skills, tailoring solutions to the marketplace, and finding a way to reach people in an era where people don’t answer their phones. These are just a few things the cream of the crop in recruiting have mastered. In this special episode, we’re highlighting 10 Talent Hunters guests who shared the secret sauce that has kept them in the industry.   You’ll also learn; Why recruiters have to be exceptional storytellers  How to use technology to supplement (not cannibalize) your business  Giving clients choices vs. forcing them to make a decision  What recruiters are looking for in a hiring authority  Why resumes don’t tell the whole story of a candidate Why it’s a dangerous time to be a recruiter  How to shift from rigid recruiting to solution selling

    40 min

  3. 12/17/2024

    From AE to Owner: How to Level Up to Leading the Office w/ Mark Wysocki

    Going from account executive to an owner is a transition many recruiters have gone through. That doesn’t mean that it’s easy in the beginning. You go from having one area of focus to having 4 hoses transfixed to your head trying to figure out what the priority of the day is. And at the same time, you still have to be out there billing. Juggling all the added administrative functions is tough, but it can be done, and you can maintain the success of your office or even exceed it. If you’re an owner looking for your successor, they might just be an AE sitting in your office right now. If you’re an AE looking to level up, your best move might be leading your office. How do you take on the transition to owner? What’s the secret to handling technology in this business? Why does adding value always pay off? In this episode, I’m joined by Managing Director of Management Recruiters of Bonita Springs, Mark Wysocki. He talks about his journey to owner and how he’s handling the biggest challenges all recruiters are facing.  Guest Bio Mark Wysocki is a search consultant, executive recruiter and Managing Director of Management Recruiters of Bonita Springs. Mark focuses exclusively on the electric power, natural gas, water and wastewater industries. His goal is placing the best possible candidate for the role. It could be electrical, civil, or mechanical engineering, operations, management or planning and design. If the candidate is a career-oriented professional who will deliver value to a prospective employer, they are his target audience. To learn more, visit https://mriheadhunter.com/ and connect with Mark on LinkedIn.    About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships.   Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!    Resources On the hunt for talent to drive your business to big goals and big growth?  Connect with an MRINetwork office today.  We have a network of 250 search firms globally, many of whom have years or decades of experience in the industries they serve before transitioning into talent advisory. They bring deep networks and industry connections.  For more details, visit MRINetwork.com and click “Employers.”

    36 min

  4. 12/10/2024

    From Recruiter Skeptic to Recruitment Pro: How to Be a Headhunter Who Gets It w/ Chris Yee

    Some of the best recruiters used to be professionals who hated recruiters. That’s because they had to interact with wannabe headhunters who didn’t really take the time to understand the industry they were hiring for. What companies and candidates want is a recruiter who feels like an industry insider - someone who goes beyond the general information most headhunters give. That’s why former professionals in specific niches make such excellent recruiters in that dig. They can go into the business and be immediately different from the recruiters they used to hate. Being a recruiter who “gets it” often means digging deeper than what you’re hearing from HR. HR doesn’t feel the pain points of the person who needs the hire in their department. That’s where that industry experience comes into play. How did Chris Yee go from a professional who hated recruiters to an exceptional recruiter in his own right? What did he do to be different from the recruiters he used to interact with? In this episode, the founder of Zenith Search Partners talks about what drives success in this business, and why it hasn’t changed in 5 decades.    Guest Bio Chris Yee is the founder of Zenith Search Partners. Building on a base of experience in managing, leading and driving multinational organizations through emerging high-growth and market down-turn cycles, Chris is well-positioned to help his clients in the chemical industry attract and retain the top talent they need in today’s complex environment. Prior to launching Zenith Search Partners, Chris served as a product director for Univar, where he was responsible for setting and executing marketing strategy. He also managed corporate supply negotiations and procurement strategies, while enhancing and cultivating relationships with sustainable suppliers. Previously he was an account manager with Lubrizol, where he strengthened the company’s dominant market position by providing clients with value-added marketing services and introducing new lubricant additive products. To learn more, visit https://zenithsearchpartners.com/ and connect with him on LinkedIn.    About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships.   Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!

    42 min

  5. 12/03/2024

    How Recruiting Went from Just a Job to a Meaningful Purpose w/ Beth Armstrong

    Talent acquisition isn’t a first career choice for most recruiters, and honestly, it starts out as just a job for many of us. But then a switch flips, and the job turns into a passion and a purpose for helping people. It stops being about order taking or just putting butts in seats. It becomes a real drive to touch the lives of candidates, and help them connect their skills with the right opportunities. This human-focused approach to recruiting touches every part of the process, and it can’t be replaced by AI. Sure, we can use AI to automate messages, but it might make the company come across as cold and not worth working for. We can use AI to sort through the hundreds of resumes in our email inboxes, but a great recruiter can see something on the resume that technology might miss. That’s why success in this business is really about having a purpose and passion for human beings. For Beth Armstrong, that’s how a job turned into a calling. What does she love about this job? How does she show care for people beyond filling a vacancy? In this episode, the Talent acquisition lead at VaynerX talks about her passion for recruiting and what makes her excel at her job.   Guest Bio Beth Armstrong is the Talent acquisition lead at VaynerX. Over the past few years, she’s positioned herself to be a well-rounded recruiter filling positions across all functions within marketing: Creative, Account, Paid Media, Production, Technology, Strategy, Analytics, and all the departments in between. As Beth has grown, she’s realized her true passion for Talent Acquisition. She is a builder and loves implementing processes, developing strategies, educating others about the function, career counseling, and solving problems. Beth is a big believer that for Talent Acquisition to be successful the function needs to be seen as a strategic partner contributing to organizational growth objectives. To learn more, connect with Beth on LinkedIn.   About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships. Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!

    30 min

  6. 11/26/2024

    How to Unlock High Performance by Rethinking Your Thoughts w/ Jamie Damsker

    When we think of what unlocks high performance at work - effective leadership, passion and good culture - we usually focus on adding a skill or level of knowledge.  What if we already possess everything we need, but it’s just being obscured by our own thoughts? What if instead of focusing on doing more, we could pivot to being more?  Everyone in the workplace - in the whole world, in fact, is driven by thousands of unexamined and unquestioned thoughts. These thoughts in turn, get in the way of how we show up. You can’t lead effectively, or work effectively if you’re at the mercy of your thoughts.  By becoming aware of these thoughts, we can do away with the ones that hold us back and double down on thoughts that get us what we want.  High performance lies at the intersection of knowledge, expertise and a way of being that’s consistent with what we want to create. Once you have that, there’s no betting against you or your company.  How does changing our relationship with our thoughts unlock performance?  In this episode, I’m joined by public speaker and leadership coach, Jamie Damsker. He shares how he helps individuals and organizations achieve at a higher level.    Guest Bio Jamie Damsker is a public speaker and leadership coach committed to waking people up to the extraordinary leader and performer in each of us. His professional life began with a distinguished career as a US Air Force military officer and aviator in fighter aircraft. Jamie has led men and women in combat earning the Distinguished Flying Cross as well as other awards. Upon leaving the military, he found opportunities to make profound impacts in technology deployment and strategic consulting for clients in both the public and private sectors. He helped build consulting verticals into multi-million dollar businesses and facilitated international corporate acquisitions. Jamie left that behind when he came to realize his true passions are public speaking and coaching. In his speaking engagements, he creates a unique conversational environment that has his audience discover the possibilities of their own capacity as leaders and high performers. Jamie does this through a combination of a compelling message, his energetic presence, and a presentation that is experiential for those in the audience. In a more intimate coaching relationship with leaders, Jamie helps his clients create a life consistent with their desired, extraordinary outcomes. To learn more, visit https://www.jamiedamsker.com/ and connect with him on LinkedIn.    About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships.

    36 min

  7. 11/21/2024

    Beyond Skill Set: How to Attract Passionate, Aligned Talent for Startups w/ Elena Stefanopol

    In the world of startups, getting the right talent on board is mission critical. You need to have the right team to get that early momentum and ultimate success. The challenge is, in a fast-paced environment, companies struggle to distill their vision in a way that connects with people outside of the organization. On top of that, in those early stages, it’s hard to dig for the intangible skills your company needs, and create a value proposition that attracts the talent you want. Startups need passionate employees to drive them forward, but that’s not always easy to spot in a speedy interview and hiring process. There is a way… If you can find someone with a passion for something in their lives, and their skills align with what you do, you’ve found a great hire! Don’t listen for a canned answer to a classic interview question. Look for a spark when they’re talking about something that they’re passionate about outside of work. How can startups make the hiring process easier? How do you create a compelling reason for people to work with you outside of a paycheck? In this episode, I’m joined by the head of Talent at Labelbox, Elena Stefanopol. She reveals the secret to a successful startup on the talent side, Labelbox’s semi-hybrid model, and how to set people up to their best selves at work.   Guest Bio Elena Stefanopol is the Head of Talent at Labelbox. She is an architect of people systems and she connects the dots across Talent - Acquisition, Management and Development. Elena is adding performance management, leadership coaching and L&D to the mix to power high performing teams at Labelbox. She is also one of HIGHER's Global Top 100 TA Leaders and ex-Airbnb team member.  Connect with Elena on LinkedIn and visit https://www.higherhq.com/video-content/v/3mw67hebc2lbnb8gskzskwpkhl465f. About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships.

    35 min

  8. 11/19/2024

    Motivation: The Ultimate Fuel for Success At Work w/ Sarah Stones

    The recruiting game is built on connecting talent to organizations based on 2 requirements. We look for a match based on skill and experience. The problem is this approach overlooks a very important requirement which can make or break the match - motivation. Every individual has a unique set of personal motivators. From stability to autonomy and mastery - people in the workplace are motivated by different things. Just like different cars need different fuel, people are at their best when the job tops up their tank with the right things for them. Adding personal motivators to the hiring equation allows companies to bring the best out of employees and contributes to the success of the business. It adds an additional leg to the recruiting stool and makes it more stable. What happens when there’s a mismatch between a person’s motivators and the job role? Can companies hire for personal motivators? In this episode, I’m joined by motivation specialist, business speaker, coach and team trainer, Sarah Stones. She shares why we have to add motivation to the recruiting equation.    Guest Bio Sarah Stones is a motivation specialist, business speaker, coach, team trainer and founder of Plain Sailing Motivation. With over 20 years of experience in HR and motivation coaching,  Sarah helps individuals and businesses achieve their goals by understanding and harnessing the power of motivation. Her approach is grounded in a unique blend of personal resilience and professional expertise, offering practical strategies that make a real difference. To learn more, visit https://plainsailingmotivation.co.uk/ and connect with Sarah on LinkedIn.    About Your Host Vince Holt is the founder and CEO of Management Recruiters of Mercer Island. With 35+ years industry experience, he is the only MRINetwork team member to win CSAM of the Year, Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren, Vince has raced motorcycles for over 50 years, winning 5 National Championships.   Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!

    29 min
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Want to build talented teams that drive your company toward big goals and big growth? Need immediate staff for a pending project?  Success starts with finding the right recruiting and staffing firm. Each week, we talk with top talent strategists, staffing experts, and industry leaders. Our guests share their insider tips for: -Identifying top talent at every level -Placing the right people in the right roles -Motivating and retaining your workforce -Enhancing workforce flexibility through temporary and contract staffing -Exploring current trends shaping the industries we serve -From executive search to staffing solutions, we explore how to build teams that WIN across every industry.

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  • Creator
    MRINetwork
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2023
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    Talent Hunters

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