4. Establishing Essential Hiring Criteria with Jo McCatty

Jo McCatty is a recruitment leader with expertise across different sectors serving the UK, EU and APAC markets. Her key interest is driving success and delivery of outcomes through people, technology and change/transformation (aka ambiguity). Jo also has an interest in working on Complex People Projects , and she is passionate about Candidate Attraction , Engagement & Management, Acquisition as well as Coaching. Currently working onsite with ANZ in their NICHE Sourcing squad, Jo is working to attract engineering talent into the business during an exciting time of change in the world of Technology. During this episode, Jo will share how to overcome the top challenges when hiring staff in cybersecurity including ways to build and grow your team. Learn the role diversity plays in your hiring and sourcing plans. Find out how leaders and employees should harness the power of mentorship for long term success.   Links: Linkedin.com/in/joannamccatty Instagram.com/2_careercoach_u/   Time Stamps: 00:28 - Jo's background and introduction 03:09 - Overcoming the top challenges when hiring staff in cybersecurity 04:52 - Taking recruitment on as a project 05:52 - Transferring skills from other industry sectors 05:59 - What recruiters can do to fill cyber-security roles 08:13 - Setting the candidate up for success 08:55 - Do industries experience a skills gap? 09:20 - "The skills crisis comes about because everyone is trying to hire the same thing at the same time." - Jo McCatty 10:07 - The role diversity plays in your hiring and sourcing plans 12:11 - Reaching success + the power of mentorships 13:33 - "I have a coach for life because you can always step up, level up, and improve." - Jo McCatty 15:10 - Internal coaching and mentoring services 15:58 - The fact and fiction of the recruitment industry + building a team 18:18 - "Looking at the team dynamic and making sure you're hiring to complement it." -Jo McCatty 18:41 - "Huge consideration is looking at development areas and strengths for every individual you're bringing into the business verse what already exist in the business." - Jo McCatty 20:27 - Advice to your younger and less experienced self 20:39 - "[Don't] rush with the haste of the business to hire the talent". - Jo McCatty