Managing Director of Eight Recruitment, Nadene Barretto fell into her career in recruitment 25 years ago. She learnt a lot about the industry, about people and about what it takes to lead well.

Fast forward to 13 years ago and Nadene took the giant leap to start her own recruitment agency Eight Recruitment - a boutique agency servicing the Hunter Region in NSW, Australia.

If there ever was an autobiography called “You heard her before you saw her”, Nadene would be the main character. But this version would star Nadene’s iconic and contagious laugh. Nadene, with her hubby Steve by her side, has built Eight to what it’s known for. For these two, turning the industry topsy-turvy is the goal, and attracting equally quirky but talented employees is the conversion.

When starting Eight in 2011, Nadene had the goal to create a recruitment agency that stands out from the rest, to bring value and transparency, and fun. With years of experience and the knowledge to back it up, Eight was then born into Newcastle’s competitive recruitment market.

In this interview we discuss Nadene's strategic decision to stand out as unique and human from their marketing and socials and especially within their office (tune in to the addendum right at the end to hear more about this). It's certainly magnetic - check them out here https://www.eightrecruitment.com.au/

Nadene talks about why it's importance to build a business and your leadership with a focus on the softness as well as the hard facts and yet to keep your resume and focus on more fact and less fluff. She encourages leaders to tell their story through facts and figures, to make a resume real, relevant and relatable.

Check out this episode for a great conversation with Nadene for tips on LinkedIn, standing out and the leaders such as Steven Thomas and Jo Burston who have inspired her along her journey. What can you apply in your career?

PS - In this episode I mention my free guide to optimise your LinkedIn Profile - you can download it here https://www.alexandrajoy.com.au/store/p/free-linkedin-guide

PPS - Are you a manager or leader who wants to grow their career or uplevel your managers to perform even better? If so check out this video https://youtu.be/D2kZuL8KyZE

For more information on becoming a great leader that people want to follow check out my posts here on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriajoy/