What predictions do you foresee in 2021 for the recruitment sector? What skills will recruiters need to possess to stay ahead of the game? Is there a life beyond Linkedin? Find out by tuning into this week’s Talent Talk Asia Podcast - this is an exciting, content-rich, visionary episode and one not to be missed.
Our host, Andrea Ross, founder of The Career Establishment, is joined for an exclusive conversation with the visionary Mark Francis, Founder, Director, Advisor, Associate Producer, Silverstrand Executive Search, Cleverly Search & Zetl, an invoice financing platform based in Hong Kong.
Mark shares his story on setting up the first recruitment firm Silverstrand in Hong Kong, also how and why he started the other two businesses Cleverly Search & Zetl, a few years later. Mark also discusses his predictions for the future of recruitment, what recruiters can be investing in now to pave a brighter and more secure future for themselves, and how having a finger in a few pies is the recipe for success. Stay tuned to this entrepreneurial cast that will leave you with lots of time management tips and hacks.
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Course Outline :
[2:25] – Introducing Mark Francis
[4:20] – Life as a “Third Culture Kid” in Hong Kong
[9:10] – Teaching English in China
[11:24] – The start of his recruitment career at Carrington Fox
[13:46] – The only boy at evening typing class (really funny story - LOL)
[18:30] – Starting his own recruitment business Silverstrand Executive Search
[27:48] – Positives and negatives about setting up his own business
[29:40] – Setting up the second business Cleverly Search Limited
[33:58] – Reasons for starting the third business Zetl
[38:05] – Mark’s time management hacks and tools (not to be missed)
[43:05] – Industries and positions in demand in Hong Kong
[47:35] – How recruiters can invest in themselves to be ready for a new future
[50:50] – What he predicts clients will expect in the future.
[56:52] – The possibility of a migration away from LinkedIn
[59:05] – Mark’s fun project “The Social Movement”
[1:03:53] – Find out everything you wanted to know Mark in this Quick Fire Round
Connect with the Guest:
Mark Francis, Founder, Director, Advisor, Associate Producer, Silverstrand Executive Search, Cleverly Search, Zetl.
m.francis@silverstrand.com.hk or reach out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-francis-80337a8/
Connect with the Host, Andrea Ross
Andrea.ross@thecareerestablishment.com
Andrea.ross@talenttalkasia.com (if you are keen to be a guest on the show).
enquiries@thecareerestablishment.com
Connect with The Career Establishment
Follow Us: www.thecareerestablishment.com
Follow Us: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrearossrecruitmenttrainer/
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Guests mentioned on the show
Dennis Lo – Silverstrand Executive Search https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-lo-0929475/
Jason Chong – Cleverly Search https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-chong-67682441/
Monica Spencer – Cleverly Search https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-spencer-25283311/
Shan Han – Zetl https://www.linkedin.com/in/shan-han/
Project mentioned on the show
The Social Movement
https://www.linkedin.com/company/socialmovementtv/
