THE MIXED GRILL - Regrets, Recruitment in 2030 & Why 360° Consultants Are Overrated
Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club. In this episode, Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee pick up exactly where the last conversation left off and go deep (and sideways) on everything from personal regrets to the future of recruitment businesses – with plenty of laughs, analogies, and tangents along the way. The conversation kicks off with reflections on advice they ignored when they were younger – from looking after your body, to understanding money earlier, to appreciating the sacrifices parents made (especially first-generation immigrant parents). It’s honest, reflective, and very real. From there, things shift into recruitment mode: * What the recruitment business of 2030 actually looks like * Why the traditional 360° recruiter model doesn’t make sense anymore * How specialist roles (research, resourcing, BD, marketing) outperform “do-everything” consultants * Why KPIs aren’t the enemy – they’re just often used badly * The dangers of scaling for vanity metrics and headcount multiples * Outsourcing back-office functions and focusing on retained, subscription, or RPO-style models There’s also plenty of classic Mixed Grill chaos: * Celebrity lookalike stories no one asked for * Sauna chats * Curry Club roadshows, Dublin plans, and milestone birthdays * The realities of running a business when you don’t fully understand the numbers (yet) As always, the episode wraps with a reminder of what the Recruitment Curry Club is really about: community, no selling, helping each other out, and assembling the biggest group of genuinely decent people in recruitment. Who this episode is for: * Recruitment founders questioning traditional agency models * Solo recruiters and small agencies thinking about scaling differently * Anyone burned out by 360° roles and unrealistic KPIs * Recruiters who value community over cold selling * Curry Club members (and future members) who enjoy honest conversations 🔗 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 Thursday. Listen on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/
