EP207: Lysha Holmes, Susanna Gray-Jones & Callum McPhilbin - Rec2Rec Special!

This week is an extra special episode as we welcome two guests for an extra long episode - and believe the first rec-to-rec collaboration on a podcast.

Susanna Gray-Jones worked within education recruitment for 13 years, before starting her own rec2rec recruitment business during covid - Chime Search. Founder of Chime Search FZCO. She’s also the host of her own podcast, The Counter Offer

Callum McPhilbin, was a teacher for around four years before leaping into the world of recruitment, he's also a host of his own podcast, Humble Billings.

In this episode, they cover a plethora of topics, really lifting the lid on the recruitment industry and revealing the secrets of the R2R world....

They cover:

• Their journey to recruitment
• Their advice on focusing on a vertical market
• Which markets we should be focusing on in 2024
• Advice to trainees looking to start their career in recruitment
• What behaviours we should be looking for when hiring recruiters
• What have they learnt from their podcast guests
• Advice on changing sectors within recruitment
• Is R2R the hardest rec job of all?

Connect with them here

https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannagray-jones/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/callum-mcphilbin-bba32a235/

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Watch the episode here - https://youtu.be/AvLiLGugQCU