Insights from a recruitment industry legend | Dave talks to Richard Essex
Episode 6 of Wave’s Talent Matters podcast sees Wave CEO Dave Jenkins talk with Richard Essex about the ever-evolving nature of successful recruitment, the vital importance of the candidate experience, how seamless integrations are key to an outstanding recruitment stack, why communication will bring rewards, whatever the market, and What Richard is most looking forward to in his new role as Wave CRO. With decades of accrued industry knowledge and having experienced both sides of the recruitment space - both in recruitment and recruitment technology - Richard is uniquely placed to impart advice. He shares his insights on what’s changed in the industry, how recruitment technology can help, and what recruiters can do in turbulent times to ensure they keep doing deals and placing candidates. Following decades in both recruitment and recruitment tech - formally a recruiter, he then spent 12 years at Broadbean, before moving to CloudCall and then JOBIQO - Richard Essex joins Wave as Chief Revenue Officer. As Wave experiences huge growth, Richard will help to ensure our products continue to improve and simplify the recruitment process and that our clients receive outstanding service. Read the full article here: https://wave-rs.co.uk/blog/dave-talks-to-richard-essex-talent-matters-podcast/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - About Richard Essex 06:30 - The ever-evolving nature of successful recruitment 09:10 - The vital importance of the candidate experience 15:30 - How seamless integrations are key to an outstanding recruitment stack 18:20 - Why communication will bring rewards, whatever the market 23:00 - What Richard is most looking forward to in his new role as Wave CRO Wave attracts talented candidates to recruitment agencies with three products that together form a complete solution for candidate attraction - WaveTrackR (data-powered multi-poster, analytics platform and application management system), WaveMedia (strategic media buying), and RecWebs (professionally designed recruitment websites to showcase your brand).
