THE MIXED GRILL - Is Recruitment Really a Sales Job? The Debate That Won’t Die
In this off-the-cuff episode of The Mixed Grill (the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club), hosts Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee dive into one of recruitment’s most persistent and divisive questions: Is recruitment actually a sales job — or have we been labelling it wrong all along? With no agenda beyond honest conversation, the two go deep into the realities of modern recruiting: – Why recruitment feels like sales, but might not be – Business development vs. sales (and why they’re not the same) – The role of marketing and personal brand in today’s market – Why KPIs aren’t the enemy, but outdated phone-based tactics might be – Candidate behaviour, trust, and credibility in a talent-short world – Why some recruitment leaders still operate like it's 2005 – The maturity of the recruitment industry and how agencies must evolve – Data as the true engine of recruitment firms – Consultative selling vs. “pitching a vacancy” – The gap between recruiter reality and leadership expectations – Why recruiters need conversations, not “chats,” to win – And why the industry needs more empathy, communication, and understanding across the board All delivered in typical Mixed Grill style: casual, slightly chaotic, full of analogies, and peppered with spicy opinions. Who This Episode Is For – Recruiters at any level questioning what “sales” really means in 2025 – Recruitment leaders looking to modernise their approach – Talent acquisition pros who want to understand agency mechanics – BD-averse consultants who still want to win – Marketers working in or with recruitment teams – Anyone who enjoys intelligent but relaxed debate about the industry 🔗 Connect with the hosts Bobby Banerjee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbybanerjee/ Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ Get your fill of curry, banter, and brilliant recruitment minds at The Recruitment Curry Club: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-recruitment-curry-club/ New episodes of The Mixed Grill drop every Thursday. Listen on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/
