Today we are joined by the awesome Hishem Azzouz to share how he became the go-to recruiter in his niche in a short space of time - and how you can do it too. From his hugely successful Recruitment Rollercoaster Podcast to his massive social media following, it's hard to miss Hishem online these days. We're delighted to have him on the show! So join us today as we discuss… The first steps to take to dominate your recruitment niche How to create and share content that will boost your career How to become the go-to recruiter in your niche in 2021.

Forecasting for 2021 is going to be very different from what we're used to. Which is why we've invited Recruitment Finance expert, Paul Glynn, onto our next Crowdcast to show us how to get it right! Paul owns three Finance businesses that specifically serve SME recruitment agencies who don't have an internal Finance function. As someone who's entire business goal is to help the recruitment sector have a better understanding of finance, he's the man to help us smash our forecasting for 2021! So join us today as we discuss… How to be brave and keep it simple when forecasting for 2021 How to adopt the right mindset for business growth in difficult times Steps to take now to ensure your agency has a good year in 2021.

Want to find out how to maximise fees and avoid bad debt at your recruitment agency? Our next guest, Barry Cullen, has all the answers! Barry is an ex-recruitment agency owner-turned-solicitor who now specialises in resolving backdoor hire and fee disputes for recruitment agencies. So join us today as we discuss… Where to find hidden fees in your database! Are you wasting time working the wrong jobs? How do you maximise your fees and avoid bad debt.

We're in a sales-driven market, so it's never been more important to offer something different to stand out to prospects and clients. With this in mind,  this episode is going to be all about how to repackage your recruitment services to win more business! For this session, Wendy will be joined by  Tara Ricks -  a recruitment leader who spent more than 20 years growing recruitment sales teams and developing innovative sales strategies that lead to new business in competitive markets. We're can't wait to have Tara on the show to talk around this topic! So join us as we discuss… The new services you should be selling to your clients right now How to repackage your services to become more competitive The first steps towards reinventing your recruitment offering.

Today Wendy will be joined by learning technology expert, Alan Hiddleston, to talk about how recruitment businesses can use creative online learning methods to onboard, train and develop their recruiters. Alan has been working in the technology space for more than 10 years, as a senior sales leader, advisor, and investor in a variety of Learning and Talent Technologies. Today, he leads D2L EMEA’s Corporate learning sector. This, combined with his strong knowledge of the recruitment industry, makes him the perfect guest to talk around the topical subject of implementing online methods to train and share best practices with your recruiters when in-office training isn’t available. So join us on as we discuss…. The main things to think about when putting together a remote training/onboarding plan for recruiters How to keep momentum with online learning/training and ensure it sticks How recruitment agencies can use eLearning to scale.

We’re delighted to announce that Sid Barnes will be joining us for the next episode of the Firefish Crowdcast! Sid is an industry award-winning Executive, Consultant and Chairman and is currently the Non-Exec Director to 18 businesses. As CEO of Mastermind Consulting, he advises recruitment businesses on strategy, client acquisition, retention, and leadership. Join us today as we discuss how to sell your way to success in recruitment. We’ll be covering… The steps you can take to maximize sales growth now and in the near future How to become a leader who manages their sales team to success How to use philosophy to become a better recruiter (yes, really!)

For the next episode of the Firefish podcast, we'll be joined by David Higgins, Non-Executive Director of Levy Europe, to discuss some of the ways Covid-19 is permanently changing the recruitment industry. David has spent more than 30 years in the recruitment industry, with a hugely diverse portfolio that includes being Founder of global agency giant, Harvey Nash. David now uses his expertise to help business build strategies for business growth across the UK and internationally. So, join us today as we chat around the following… What are the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the recruitment industry? How to plan your business growth strategy post-Covid-19 How to take advantage of the new working environment moving forward.

In today's episode of the Firefish Crowdcast, we are joined by Jon Brooks from The Value Advantage to discuss how to avoid lowering your fees in a job short market. Jon has more than 10 years’ experience within the recruitment industry, 9 of those years were spent at Reed in the roles of Head of Marketing and Head of product and pricing. Jon now specialises in using his experience of strategic pricing, commercial marketing and disruptive product development to increase profits and improve the customer experience So, join us today as we chat around the following… Why your pricing strategy is more important now than ever in recruitment How to approach pricing negotiation in the current climate Why now is not the time to lower your recruitment fees

In this episode of Firefish Crowdcast, we are joined by Una McGuinness from UFM Talent to discuss the importance of marketing automation in the recruitment industry today. Una has more than 20 years’ experience managing recruitment businesses in Digital, Media and Marketing sectors. 15 of those years she spent at Aspire, as Director and Board Member but previously also as Marketing Director, when she lead an ambitious but successful marketing automation project to increase the company’s engagement with candidates and clients. So, join us we chat around the following… Why marketing automation is so important to the recruitment industry right now How automation can help your agency grow post Covid-19 Areas of the recruitment process that can be automated and how to get started

In this episode of Firefish Crowdcast, we are joined by Natasha Clarke to discuss what is a real hot topic in the industry as we move into a job-lead market: how to become the agency that everyone wants to work with. Previously Chief People Officer at SThree, Natasha now specialises in supporting CEOs and boards to develop their people strategy, driving business performance through leadership and culture. So, join us as we chat around the following… How agencies can improve their reputation on the market The effects Covid-19 has had on business culture The direct benefits of caring more about diversity and inclusion at your agency.