Confessions of a Recruiter
The show is hosted by Blake Thompson and Declan Kluver who respectively own Vendito Consulting and Blended Employment. Both have been in Sales & Marketing Recruitment for over 5 years. The podcast is about opening the door to the recruitment world and creating a community of recruiters who can share funny stories, educate and have honest conversations about the industry and their experience. All episodes are powered by xrecruiter.
Confessions of a Recruiter
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I think it's share what you're doing with other people, and that doesn't have to be, hey, I'm an aspiring head of data that I want to get to this job straight away. It was, hey, I'm just doing this thing with my life, I'm studying, so sharing a little bit about what you're doing and then perhaps that could lead to something. I think for the I guess, quote networking part of that. It's not about the ask, like I'm not going to my barista and saying, hey, have you got a data job? Just hiding behind there somewhere, but sharing the journey. People may be like you and they may feel like they can help as well.
Speaker 2:And I've been terrified of going to networking events. Like I laugh. It was the week I opened Blended and I rock up to a 200-person room and I just got invited to this networking event. It was at the Hammo, like a local pub near my house. I walked down, I'm shit nervous, got no money, just started a business, not that confident, because as soon as you start a business, you lose all your confidence. You've got to rebuild now.
Speaker 1:Yeah, imposter, syndrome.
Speaker 2:Yeah, big time. And I'm in a suit, I look the part I'm like and then I didn't even know how to approach someone. I was that nervous to go up to them Like, did you, have you ever felt stuff like that?
Speaker 1:Oh, I still get that Like regularly I'll go to events and I feel out of place, like I don't belong here. What am I going to talk about with people Just a little bit nervous? There's even been times where you're like, oh, should I just pull the pin and clock off and go home? It's a 5.30 networking event. Oh, I'm not feeling 100%, which is, you know that's a lie. You can always go to these things. Why do you choose to show up For me? I make a massive effort in Perth to go to all the local technology events and, to be honest, from my perspective, it's other people for me. Other people at other agencies aren't going to do that, and part of the business for me is being part of that community and attending those. I think that's also for, say, the data professional who's looking to upskill and build. So you're in a competitive market If you're going to events. Other people might not be. All you have to do is show up to that and you'll win Like you're on the board. Yeah.