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HR in Review 24 – How to Accelerate Recruiting Efforts with Ian Knowlson

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About this Episode

In this HR in Review episode, Bill Banham talks with Ian Knowlson, a highly experienced recruitment leader and business coach, about how organisations can accelerate their recruiting efforts during the Great Resignation. They discuss how HR leaders and recruitment agencies can attract top talent and what the economic slowdown might mean for the UK recruitment market in 2022.

Guest: Ian Knowlson
Ian Knowlson is a seasoned recruitment expert with nearly 30 years of experience in talent acquisition, sales, and training. As a former Sales Director at Hays Specialist Recruitment, Ian has worked with major blue-chip companies, helping them with corporate resourcing and building high-return client relationships. He is also the founder of Recruitment Training Group and runs Selling Success, offering consulting and coaching in business development.

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Questions for Ian Include:

  • We are living through the extraordinary Great Resignation. Have you ever seen a time quite like this?
  • You provide coaching for recruitment business owners. What are some of their biggest opportunities and challenges over the next 12 months?
  • Using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and management psychology, you teach sales relationship skills. How can new recruitment agencies use such skills to accelerate their growth?
  • How can HR do a better job of projecting the company brand?
  • What are the future predictions for the UK recruitment industry, especially in a slowing economy?
  • What will a slowing economy mean for UK recruiters?

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Podcast Host and Guests for this Edition

Host: Bill Banham
Bill Banham is Editor at HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast, Associate Editorial Director with HRreview, and co-organizer of such HR, Talent, and leadership-focused events as InnovateWork, Hacking HR Toronto, and DisruptHR London. Bill has interviewed inspiring leaders across the globe from such brands as NASA, the US Government, Simon Sinek, UPS, ADP, SAP, Salesforce, and the United Nations. Bill has 15+ years of experience in editorial, events management, marketing, SEO, advertising, business development, data management, research, and professional development.

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Guest: Ian Knowlson, Recruitment Expert and Business Coach
Ian has helped organisations and individuals navigate the recruitment process, providing insights into how to build strong client relationships and scale businesses effectively. He uses his vast knowledge of recruitment and talent acquisition to offer coaching and consulting services for growing recruitment firms.

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Bill Banham is Editor at HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast, Associate Editorial Director with HRreview, and co-organizer of such HR, Talent, and leadership-focused events as InnovateWork, Hacking HR Toronto, and DisruptHR London. He has interviewed inspiring leaders across the globe from such brands as NASA, the US Government, Simon Sinek, UPS, ADP, SAP, Salesforce, and the United Nations. Bill has 15+ years of experience in editorial, events management, marketing, SEO, advertising, business development, data management, research, and professional development.

 

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