Agency Owner Rollercoaster | Andrew Dean - How to hire and onboard remotely whilst staying stable in unprecedented times

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This week I’m joined by Andrew Dean, Director at Menlo Park Recruitment.

After completing a degree in Archaeology, Andrew was on a different path for a few years before deciding to give the recruitment industry a go. 

He spent just over 5 years in his first role, which gave him the foundations and confidence to set up Menlo Park. 

Fast forward to now, and Menlo Park has been thriving for over 5 years with over 20 members of staff. Andrew’s journey is an interesting one, mostly because he has still been able to hire during Covid-19, and we cover his thought process on this during the episode. 

For recruiters who are looking to hire and interested in how to remotely onboard, this one’s for you. 

For the junior consultants out there, this is a good podcast to listen to purely because it covers a lot of content on Covid-19!

You can watch the video replay here - https://youtu.be/L8WbkRfJ058 

You can connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-dean-423a9147/

Timestamps:

How did you get into recruitment? [4:02]

Natural progression in role [10:42]

How did you progress so quickly? [13:14]

How did you cultivate your mindset? [15:14]

Have you always wanted to start your own business? [19:28]

What was your game plan? [23:35]

Building out markets [28:51]

Perm or contract? [33:12]

How was your first year? [33:35]

Challenges or things you weren’t expecting [36:04]

Advice to those starting their own recruitment business [37:44]

Growth plans for the business [39:49]

How did you get people to join you? [41:16]

How did your growth pan out? [42:20]

Internal interview process [44:11]

Hiring triggers [48:11]

What have been the decisions you’ve had to make during Covid-19? [52:48]

What have been the key metrics you’ve looked at? [55:45]

How have you made hires during this time? [59:20]

Accepting an offer virtually [1:01:51]

Long term effects of Covid-19 [1:05:51]

What are you excited to do post Covid? [1:10:30]

What would you say to the people? [1:12:14]

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