The Lone Recruiter
Welcome to the Lone Recruiter Podcast with the highly successful & even more energetic Brett Clemenson. If you’re a you’re a recruiter flying solo, out on your own or just generally lacking mentorship & guidance then this is the community you want to be a part of. Every week, Brett & his top-billing guests deliver short, sharp & loud doses of recruitment advice, tips, tricks, inspiration & motivation designed to help you be the best Recruiter you can be. So join us, grab a cup of coffee & let’s take your Recruitment career to the next level.
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Ep 302 - Building Australia’s Biggest Recruitment Community with Pete Watson
<p>What happens when you bring hundreds of recruiters together in one place?</p> <p>In this ep, I sit down with Pete Watson to unpack the growth of Recruitment United and why community, training, and real-time collaboration are becoming game changers in the industry.</p> <p>From a scrappy WhatsApp group to the largest recruitment community in Australia, this is a look at what’s working, what’s evolving, and where it’s all heading next.</p> <p>Tune in for:<br> 🔥 How Recruitment United grew to 350+ members<br> 🔥 Why most agencies still struggle with training and development<br> 🔥 The power of re...
Ep 301 - Who You Surround Yourself With Is Everything
<p>The people around you either drag you down or lift you up.</p> <p>In this ep, I share a CrossFit analogy that shows how being surrounded by high performers naturally raises your standards, your effort, and your results without you even realising it.</p> <p>Who you surround yourself with is everything.</p> <p>Tune in for:<br> 👉 How high performers raise your baseline<br> 👉 Why success is contagious in the right environment<br> 👉 The danger of staying in low bar teams<br> 👉 How to intentionally level up who you are around</p> <p>If you want to grow, change...
Ep 300 - Your Energy Is Limited
<p>You don’t have unlimited time and energy… so where you spend it will either make you money or quietly cost you.</p> <p>In today's ep, I dive into a real story. A signed candidate, a pulled offer, a scramble to recover, and then a fee dispute that could’ve gone all the way to court.</p> <p>The question we had to ask was simple.<br> Is this worth our time and energy?</p> <p>Because every day, whether you realise it or not, you’re making that call. What you focus on. What you chase. What you let...
Ep 299 - Learned Helplessness Is Killing Your Desk
<p >Ever caught yourself saying… “that doesn’t work”?</p> <p >Cold calls don’t work. Ads don’t work. That client will never use us. That candidate will never respond.</p> <p >Or is that just learned helplessness talking?</p> <p >In today’s ep, I break down one of the most dangerous (and common) patterns I see in recruitment — giving up on things that didn’t work before, instead of adjusting and going again.</p> <p >Because the truth is, most of the time it’s not that it doesn’t work… it’s that you stopped too early.</p> <p >Tune in for...
Ep 298 - Stop Leaving Placements on the Table!
<p>Are you leaving money on the table without even realising it?</p> <p>In this ep, I share a simple but powerful strategy to turn one candidate on multiple interviews into multiple placements. Too many recruiters celebrate a placement and move on, missing the bigger opportunities right in front of them. But there’s a smarter way to work your desk, increase your fees, and create more opportunities for both your candidates and your clients.</p> <p>Tune in for:</p> Why one candidate can lead to 3–4 placements instead of just one How to turn candidate interview intel into mult...
Ep 297 - A Great Candidate… That Nobody Wants
<p>Ever had a candidate who looks incredible on paper… but the market just doesn’t respond?</p> <p>Today I talk about a conversation I had on the launch tour that really highlights a mistake a lot of recruiters make — especially those still chasing their first placement. It’s easy to get excited about a candidate with 30+ years of experience, a great CV, and a strong track record. But the real question isn’t whether you think they’re a great candidate. The question is whether the market does.</p> <p>If you’re sending CVs and hearing nothing back, this ep...
Ep 296 - Why You’re Losing Retainers (And How to Fix It)
<p>Ever feel like you’re doing everything right when pitching a retainer… but still getting knocked back?</p> <p>In this ep, I break down the real reason most recruiters struggle to win retainers. It’s not your pricing. It’s not your process. It’s the way you position it in the conversation. <br> <br> I'll walk you through the mindset shift that’s helped me win retainers consistently for years, plus the simple phrases that can completely change how clients respond.</p> <p>If you’ve ever felt nervous asking for money upfront or unsure how to position a ret...
Ep 295 - AI Is Not the Answer If You Don’t Have This First with Jarrod Ross
<p>What matters more for recruiters right now… mindset or AI?</p> <p>In this ep, Jarrod Ross from The Recruitment Academy joins the podcast and gives a really honest take on what’s actually working in the market right now and what’s just hype.</p> <p>We talk about why high performers struggle more when the market turns, why process is becoming critical again, and why mindset still sits above everything else.</p> <p>👉 Why AI is powerful but still being misunderstood<br> 👉 What top performers do when results suddenly slow down<br> 👉 The real reason some recruiters plateau in toug...
Ep 294 - How Recruiters Can Scale Their Desk Without Burning Out With Chris Gath From ProSource
<p>Ever wondered how top recruiters scale their desk without burning out?</p> <p>In today’s ep, I sit down with Chris Gath, founder of Specify and ProSource, to talk about the real power of outsourcing in recruitment. We go behind the curtain on using offshore contractors, how to delegate properly, and how recruiters can use remote teams and AI to create leverage and grow their desk.</p> <p>Chris shares how he built his own recruitment business using remote support and why outsourcing the right tasks can help recruiters focus on what actually drives revenue: speaking to candidates, in...
Ep 293 - Energy Pumpers, Reflectors and Suckers
<p>Ever noticed how some people walk into a room and lift the entire office… while others drain the energy out of it?</p> <p>In today’s ep, I break down the three types of people you’ll find in every workplace: energy pumpers, energy reflectors, and energy suckers. Understanding which one you are, and how your energy impacts the people around you, can completely change how you show up with clients, candidates, and your team.</p> <p>Energy is contagious. The way you show up on calls, in meetings, and on the desk matters more than you think.</p> <p>...
