Ep 82: Take risks: what’s the worst that could happen? With Dominic Joyce and Harry Portch

3 generations of recruiters come together and delve into what it takes to be successful in the recruitment industry.   In this episode I am joined by Harry Portch, one of the UK’s youngest recruitment agency owners and Dominic Joyce with over 10 years experience working in recruitment, talent acquisition across agency, RPO and in-house.   We get into the nitty gritty of what recruitment consultants get wrong, right and everything in between. From building the right culture in the modern recruitment industry to our views on LinkedIn and personal branding.   This is a must listen for recruiters at any stage of their careers.   “What if it’s a lot bigger than you could ever imagine? Go for it” – Harry Portch   You'll hear about:   00:00 – Start 01:06 - An introduction to Harry's life since school   06:01 - How Harry secures well known clients 09:34 - What makes a successful recruitment consultant? 16:11 - How Harry will cope with leadership 19:56 - What's annoying about recruitment consultants? 26:17 - What should recruitment consultants be doing? 34:57 - Funny recruitment stories 38:08 - How to create the right culture? 42:27 - Thoughts on the LinkedIn Landscape 50:06 - Using personal branding agencies 56:21 - Men's health and wellbeing   Dominic’s resources:   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-joyce/   Harry’s resources:   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryportch/ HM Staffing - https://hmstaffing.co.uk/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hmstaffing/ HM Staffing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hmstaffing/ Listen to Harry’s Podcast The Spike - https://podcasts.apple.com/bh/podcast/the-spike-podcast/id1555127158   My resources: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/ TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/