New month. New rules. New mood. And the last Lunch Club.As Lockdown starts to ease (hopefully for the first and last time) we're looking towards the opportunity that the crisis has created for recruiters. Whether that's in terms of opportunities in a recovering market, opportunities to integrate tech into your processes more fully or the opportunity to take greater control of a recruitment process; we've got you covered.And we've got our take on Mr Cummings, Barnard Castle and the new test and track system. But just to soften the mood we've also got pizza parties, a 'recruitment revolution' and biological corporate terrorism.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
Particularly right now, there can be very little more important than our mental health. And given that this episode was recorded during Mental Health Awareness Week, that's very much our focus.Is a targeted, competitive recruitment environment conducive to good mental health? Does the industry even take it seriously and do we have the right policy and procedure in place? Do we need to reassess our understanding of resilience?But it's Lunch Club, so we've also got chat on speed dating as a social distancing measure, Chris ranting about lazy academics and plenty of spoilers if you've not yet caught up with the result of the 1990 World Cup semi final.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
Everyone's talking about working from home so we had a choice. Either think of something different, innovative and intelligent to talk about as wannabe thought leaders would or to jump on the bandwagon.So welcome to episode 8 where we focus on the changing culture of recruitment post-Covid with a focus on working from home.But don't worry! There's plenty of time for Boothie to lay into the government's handling of the crisis, to discuss how we're all rubbish at judging risk and how Michael Jordan managed to combine world class performance with constant cigar smoking.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
Sort your personal brand out!We're all over how to best do this on this week's episode. And we've gone and got ourselves a guest!This week we're joined by Rich Gibbard of Funl Talent (LinkedIn details are below) to shed some light on what we should and shouldn't be doing to best build our personal brands (whatever they are).As per usual, we've also got time for Boothie to have a massive political rant, a recurring cliche to be banned for evermore and how the Health Secretary has something of the failing recruiter about him.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Rich's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richgibbard/Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
We're all about motivation and momentum on Lunch Club this week.There are loads of challenges relating to motivation for a recruiter in lockdown. How do you motivate yourself when the world has changed overnight? How are you adjusting your targets? How do you motivate yourself personally and have you started applying goals to things outside of work? How do you define a successful day?We take on all of these questions as well as tackling issues like the perils of jet-washing, why there should be more recruiters in the North (or South Pole for that matter) and how to train yourself to launder money.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
It's Well-being Week on Lunch Club. Chris, Boothie and I work through managing your mental and physical health whilst balancing work and home life in lockdown, how to switch off from work and the importance of emotional intelligence in assessing the state of your own mental health.We've also got you covered if you want to know more about what Star Wars and the Bible have in common, what to watch on TV to retain your sanity and the risk of your Zoom call being interrupted by hard core pornography. And we've got unforgivable technical problems.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
What does the future of recruitment look like? Clearly only an idiot would try and predict that in these uncertain times. Here's three idiots prepared to take a punt. As well as discussing productisation, how working from home will change office culture and impending disruption of the recruitment sector there's also time to focus on home haircare (again), Lord Of The Rings marathons and Carole Baskin.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
Boothie, Chris and I apply ourselves to personal development in lockdown. What are we reading, listening to and watching to help get through this. Also, Skittles-infused vodka, Rocky IV, Joe Exotic and how to fuel yourself to run 100 miles in your bare feet. Because obviously.WE LAUNCH OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME! THERE'S LITERALLY NO REASON FOR YOU TO BE AN AMBASSADOR. IT'S VERY EXCITING!Boothie owner/manages a recruitment business called Findrs (https://findrs.co.uk/) and has been in recruitment for 8 years. I first met him on a Winning Edges training programme I ran in 2014 which coincidentally is also when I first met Chris Sycamore.Chris works as a Managing Consultant at Cobalt (https://www.cobaltrecruitment.com/). He's worked his way up the ranks having joined on their graduate scheme in 2014.LinkedIn is the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
I'm back with Chris "Boothie" Booth and Chris Sycamore and this week we're focusing on furloughing in recruitment and how to sell in a crisis market. And obviously, Baileys for breakfast, Tiger-owning meth addicts and themed lunches.Boothie owner/manages a recruitment business called Findrs (https://findrs.co.uk/) and has been in recruitment for 8 years. I first met him on a Winning Edges training programme I ran in 2014 which coincidentally is also when I first met Chris Sycamore.Chris works as a Managing Consultant at Cobalt (https://www.cobaltrecruitment.com/). He's worked his way up the ranks having joined on their graduate scheme in 2014.LinkedIn is also the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/
My guests on the first part of this double episode are Chris Sycamore and Chris "Boothie" Booth.Boothie owner/manages a recruitment business called Findrs (https://findrs.co.uk/) and has been in recruitment for 8 years. I first met him on a Winning Edges training programme I ran in 2014 which coincidentally is also when I first met Chris Sycamore.Chris works as a Managing Consultant at Cobalt (https://www.cobaltrecruitment.com/). He's worked his way up the ranks having joined on their graduate scheme in 2014.Both are thoroughly decent chaps and I'm thrilled that they are the first guests on the pod!You can connect with any either Chris on LinkedIn if you want to hear more about Boothie's Decade of Despair or find out how Chris' facial hair growth is progressing (URL's are below).LinkedIn is also the best place to abuse, harass and stalk me. Alternatively, you could use it to give me some feedback on the pod or to find out about the actual Recruiters' Lunch Club. This is a virtual, weekly catch up for recruitment professionals to chew the fat over. It's free and gives you a chance to get support from other recruiters who are enduring the current crisis too.We're all in this together. Let's help each other get to the other side!Dave's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelewis77/Chris's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjsycamore/Boothie's LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-booth-0ba01852/