Business
The new face of recruitment- a chat with Lily Shippen
2022-07-06
What challenges are recruitment firms facing post-pandemic, and what is it like to start a business at a young age?
In this week's episode, we are joined by Lily Shippen, the managing director and founder of Lily Shippen Recruitment. Speaking to Paul Cheetham-Karcz, she discusses how she got into the recruitment industry, deciding to start a business at just 22 years old, and how new challenges, such as working from home, are affecting recruiters today.
Lily also goes on to discuss what the next 12 months may look like for her and how she wants to build a legacy.
In this episode:
06:50 - Starting in recruitment
08:40 - Starting a business at 22
10:43 - Building a client base
12:23 - Looking back at the first 12 months of business
14:10 - The pressures of being a business owner
15:15 - Challenges brought on by COVID
17:49 - Effects of Work From Home on recruitment
24:48 - Have government bail outs accelerated recruitment post-COVID?
27:25 - Rise of employer review websites
31:58 - Accelerated growth in the last 12 months
34:30 - Moving to London
36:45 - Importance of building a team and developing a culture
41:03 - Taking inspiration from role models
42:41 - The challenges Lily's faced in the last 12 months of growth
44:28 - Visualising and setting goals for the future
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