1% Better Recruitment Podcast6 Mai 2025

EP38 – From Big Corporate to Boutique Agency: Mastering The Recruitment Basics w/ Joe West

Want to know what it’s REALLY like moving from a huge corporate agency to a boutique?

In this episode of The 1% Better Recruitment Podcast, I’m joined by Joe West from Insite Recruitment — ex-Michael Page Director, now helping build something special in the boutique world.

We dive into:
✅ How big corporate training creates (and limits) recruiters
✅ The key differences between corporate vs boutique agency life
✅ Why top-down coaching is the missing piece for most recruitment teams
✅ The 3 traits Joe looks for when hiring future top performers
✅ How to adapt your style if you’re NOT naturally commercial
✅ What recruitment KPIs actually drive results — and which are total BS

If you’re serious about mastering recruitment, whether you’re a consultant, leader, or owner — you’re going to love this one.

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If you're serious about getting 1% better every day in recruitment — this is unmissable.⏲ Timestamps:00:00 – Intro01:35 – Meet Joe West & his journey from Michael Page to Insite06:24 – Big agency vs boutique: what actually changes10:58 – Top-down coaching mindset explained15:43 – Why most recruiters don’t want training (and how to reframe it)21:19 – Coaching high performers vs rookies27:15 – Why bad managers kill good training31:01 – Creating a coaching-first culture35:40 – How to coach someone with low commercial acumen42:11 – Building training that actually lands46:52 – Traits of top recruiters (resilience, curiosity, agility)52:25 – Coaching someone who “just doesn’t get it”58:44 – Teaching better questioning & commercial awareness1:05:20 – Real talk on KPIs, retention & ownership1:09:44 – How founders sabotage performance with ego1:14:07 – Joe’s 3 core traits to hire on1:19:50 – The power of analysing your own performance1:23:01 – Joe’s definition of getting 1% better🔗 Connect with Joe West on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joewestinsite/🔗 Connect with Charles Kyriakou on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleskyriakou1📰 Subscribe to the newsletter - https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7244346543967731712🎙️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1PercentBetterRecPod🎧 Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-better-recruitment-podcast/id1775201502📲 Follow Charles on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charles.kyriakou?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

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