Agencies Vs In-House Recruiting, Building Community, & More: Talk Talent to Me August '23 Recap

What did you miss on last month’s episodes? Listen in on August 2023 episodes of Hired’s Talk Talent to Me podcast featuring recruiting and talent acquisition leadership who share strategies, techniques, and trends shaping the recruitment industry.

1. Working for an agency versus in-house with Kyle Samuels, Founder of Creative Talent Endeavors
2. Building community with Maggie Mannion, Founder of Kindred
3. Being your own boss with Kaylee Estes, Founder of Estes Group

1. Kyle Samuels, Founder of Creative Talent Endeavors

Kyle explains his entrepreneurial journey and why he decided to leave a big brand to start his own agency, Creative Talent Endeavors. He shares about the early days at Creative Talent Endeavors and the process of finding clients, including how he managed to take on Taco Bell as the first one. Kyle also tells us about the benefits of an agency over an in-house recruiting gig.

“I do like the variety of having different clients and different things to work on every day.” 

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2. Maggie Mannion, Founder of Kindred

Experiencing a career transition is overwhelming, to say the least. But that doesn’t mean it has to be lonely or shameful. Maggie founded Kindred, a community of professionals navigating career transitions together. She explains what led her to start the company, which professionals Kindred targets, and how she curates content relevant to a variety of professions.

“Kindred is all about career transitions and really is built on this thesis that career transitions and navigating career transitions don’t have to be a solo pursuit.” 

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3. Kaylee Estes, Founder of Estes Group

To stand out as a recruiter, you need to shift your focus from being transaction-based to being relationship-based. Kaylee discusses the agency side of recruiting and why she decided to start her own staffing firm. She also delves into unconscious bias, the freedom that comes with being your own boss, how functional recruiters fit into the recruiting world, and how she makes sure she is representing companies well.

“Yes, people need to know how to make hires but at the end of the day, they just need to make good hires and they need help with that.”

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Related Resource: Hired’s latest data on trends in hiring and wage bias, salary transparency laws impact, and more.

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