Patrick Sirmeyer: Success in Recruiting - From Order Taker to True Consultant

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In this episode of Recruiting Trailblazers, host Marcus Edwardes interviews Patrick Sirmeyer, the CEO of Luxus Plus, a multi-vertical recruitment firm based in Florida, and co-founder of Privy, a career coaching platform for employers and employees. Patrick discusses the specialties and multiple offerings of his firm and the state of competition in the Orlando area. He also shares insights on the job market and the use of chat GPT in recruitment.

Timestamps

[00:02:04] Remote work before the pandemic.

[00:03:29] Working remotely vs in-office.

[00:06:51] Remote work best practices.

[00:12:21] Recruiting in the digital age.

[00:14:20] Personal branding on LinkedIn.

[00:17:02] Response rates in recruitment.

[00:22:29] Hire for attitude over skills.

[00:24:38] Defining "superstar" talent.

[00:28:44] Chat GPT and AI in recruiting.

[00:31:11] Recruitment: Contingency vs. Contained vs. Retained.

[00:34:32] Contingent recruitment ethics.

[00:37:39] The Contingency vs Retained Game.

Quotes

 00:16:27 - "The whole point of your LinkedIn feed is to try and stay top of mind with everybody that you've bothered to connect with."

00:31:28 - "I would love to see the rise of agency recruiters just start to put contingent to the side and say we're no longer offering it."

00:34:32 - "Because once, you know, they've written you that check, they want to hire from you."

Keywords

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