THE MIXED GRILL - Industry Icks, LinkedIn Chaos & Post-Curry Wisdom - Curry Club After Dark
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club, hosted by Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee — where recruitment chat meets curry-fuelled chaos. Fresh out of a Diwali dinner in Northwest London, Nitin and Bobby jump into the car for a late-night debrief and dive head-first into the spicy stuff recruiters don’t usually say out loud. Here’s what they dig into: * Recruitment “icks” — from junior recruiters’ cringe LinkedIn clichés to Wolf of Wall Street wannabe leaders still stuck in 2010. * TA vs Agency — who actually has the harder job? And why the conversation has more layers than a perfectly made biryani. * AI Nonsense & Cash-Grab Vendors — calling out the companies flogging AI as a magic silver bullet while selling solutions with a 6-month shelf life. * Mediocrity in Recruitment — shortcuts, quick wins, lazy posting, and why the industry deserves better. * LinkedIn Over-Personalisation — from “Hey, we both breathe air!” DMs to the awkward oversharing epidemic. * Future-Proofing Recruitment — 360 vs 180 models, skill gaps, operating models, and what the industry actually needs to survive to 2030 and beyond. * Diwali, family culture, tanning, old Facebook memories, hangovers (or lack of them) — and other wonderfully chaotic tangents that only a post-curry recording can deliver. Fun, raw, opinionated — and very, very Mixed Grill. Who This Episode Is For * Recruiters who love the industry but can’t stand its nonsense. * Talent Acquisition pros who want their seat at the table respected. * Founders and recruitment leaders trying to modernise their operating model. * Anyone confused (or exhausted) by the current AI hype cycle. * LinkedIn warriors who need a gentle nudge to stop oversharing. * Fans of casual, funny, no-BS chat after a good curry. 🔗 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/ Look out for more episodes of The Mixed Grill dropping on Thursdays. Listen on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/
