Thanks to the incredible reception to our previous episode featuring 13 pearls of wisdom courtesy of previous guests, we’ve collected ten more short quotes from some of the earliest conversations we had on the podcast.

This week’s episode includes clips from Marcus’s conversations with Julie Coucoules, Casey Jacox, Adriaan Kolff, Jeff Wald, Joel Lalgee, Natasha Katoni, Andrew Trout, Bruce Morton, Roopesh Panchasra, and Marcus Sawyerr.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

●      [02:53] Julie Coucoules on partnering with recruiting agencies

●      [04:09] Casey Jacox on the importance of grit and resilience

●      [05:04] Adriaan Kolff on the key principles of success for job seekers

●      [06:14] Jeff Wald on how little one really knows when rolling out a new product or service

●      [07:25] Natasha Katoni on creating an excellent candidate experience

●      [08:20] Joel Leege on hiring great recruiters

●      [09:33] Andrew Trout on standing by your team amid crisis

●      [10:49] Bruce Morton on buying into your company’s mission

●      [13:11] Roopesh Panchasra on building a candidate pipeline

●      [14:55] Marcus Sawyerr on the purpose of building a diverse organization

Key quotes:

●      “What I always believed that agency recruiters should have is a value-add.” ~Julie Coucoules

●      “The elite sellers I’ve worked with were positive, had a plan, had clear direction with what they were trying to do, and they were resilient and gritty.” ~Casey Jacox

●      “It is a full-time job to find a new role, especially in this market.” ~Adriaan Kolff

●      “As smart as everybody is, we really don’t know a darn thing because we’re an audience of one; we’re a data set of one. Until you put something in front of a bunch of people, until you have a bunch of people touching it and interacting with it, you don’t really know how they’re going to use it.” ~Jeff Wald

●      “I would never go to bed until I made sure that I followed up with every single candidate. I hold myself to a 24-hour turnaround.” ~Natasha Katoni

●      “Try to hire the people that you feel have that desire to win.” ~Joel Leege

●      “[When making business decisions,] we’re thinking long-term and we constantly remind ourselves that this is a marathon, not a sprint.” ~Andrew Trout

●      “Studies have shown that if you have a diverse organization you, by far, outperform organizations who lack diversity.” ~Marcus Sawyerr

Resources Mentioned:

●      WIN the RELATIONSHIP, not the DEAL by Casey Jacox

●      The Ultimate Guide to Finding a New Job Fast & Efficiently by Adriaan Kolff