This week, Marcus invokes the Stoics once more and takes a look at the concept of deep work avoidance and recruiter procrastination. Marcus posits that most recruiters are drawn to the activities that yield the most immediate reward and seemingly the most urgent – but sometimes to the detriment of the work that is most...

This week Marcus delivers another solo episode of The Stoic Recruiter – and ties together a number of Stoic principles in an effort to create the ultimate problem-solving mental arsenal. From figuring out whether it’s a problem that needs your attention – to embracing the reality of it, re-evaluating its importance, and then taking positive...

In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Mirtes Lobaito, Founder and CEO of AGM Tech Solutions, an IT staffing and consulting company based in New York. AGM is a certified minority- and women-owned business. Founded in 2018, AGM grew to be a $25 million company within only three years. The Brazilian-born Mirtes shares how she...

Heike Hiss: How Culture and Candidate Experience Impact Hiring Success In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Heike Hiss, Senior Director of Global Executive Recruiting and G&A Recruiting at Box, where she has worked for almost eight years. Heike previously served as an Executive Recruiter at Juniper Networks, Heidrick & Struggles, and Apple. Having transitioned...

In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Sarah Taylor, a Senior Technical Recruiter at a mid-stage healthcare startup. She previously held positions as an internal recruiter at Amazon, PG&E, and Mercedes Benz. Listen in as Sarah shares her experience with her current WFH setup and why she prefers a hybrid WFH model in the future...

Marcus apologizes to those listeners who were expecting an interview today  – but he had 2 postponements this week. He is pondering whether to continue with the interviews and considers turning this into a solo podcast. This week – he talks about the Stoic concept “Don’t suffer imagined troubles” and delivers an amazing quote from...

This week, Marcus talks about Stoicism as it pertains to Recruitment and how the key concept of understanding what is in your control and what is not – defines your ability to access Resilience – a characteristic that Marcus claims will immeasurably improve your performance in this profession. Great quote at the end from Marcus...

This week, Marcus reviews the traditional KPI/Metrics model that many Agencies have used for decades – and promotes the idea of a more empowering, quality-driven model. 8.5 minutes of great content – and next week we’ll be back on the interview train with a TA professional from inside the business.