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Giig It A RestImposter Syndrome (The Heebie-Jeebies)This Week On The Recruitment Industry's Most Informative Podcast. As a business owner, do you ever get that feeling that you're not sure what you're doing? We do.... Some call it impostor syndrome, we call it the Heebie-Jeebies... We tried to have a serious conversation about impostor syndrome, but it kind of got sidetracked. Around that, we chat about:- Andy's trip to the lakes - An aggressive Easter Egg hunt - Who...2025-05-0857 min
Giig It A RestBobby Banerjee - Elev8 LearningThis week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast... We welcomed Bobby Banerjee from Elev8 Learning. Honestly, Bobby had me laughing straight out of the gates. We followed his story from his early days as a Choir Boy in a private school in Hull through to where he is today with his coaching business, Elev8 Learning, and being the Founder of the Recruitment Curry club. The Recruitment Curry Club is a networking event where a load of recruiters get together over a curry to...2025-05-011h 14
Giig It A RestThe GodfatherThis week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast, the big news is that I'm now a Godfather... The responsibility levels have just lifted! Around that we also chat about: - Andy's new skin regimen - Undercover oven replacement - Emergency Bacon- How, as a West Ham fan, I am developing a weird relationship with Arsenal - How my best mate stopped a fight in the chill-out zone- Who called Andy a shit salesman - Our pending new...2025-04-231h 03
Giig It A RestSamwise Returns!He's back!! The man that twiddles the knobs and bashes the keys to build the software is back.Always love it when Samwise is in the room! This is his first appearence since the birth of his second child, so naturally there was a lot of chat about that. After speaking about his kids at home, we switched to speaking about his kids at work and how he probably squabbles more with them. It...2025-04-1656 min
Giig It A RestKate O'Neill - Kate O'Neill Coaching & The Job Slinger AcademyOur second guest on Giig IT A Rest is the fantastic Kate O'Neill from Kate O'Neill Coaching & The Job Slinger Academy. As you can probably guess from the company name, Kate is a coach within the recruitment industry. She does a lot of work with entry level recruiters helping them get up to speed, as well as business development training and coaching across all experience levels.Her agency, The Job Slinger Academy, focuses on helping rookies/newbies get into their first recruitment role, providing...2025-04-091h 06
Giig It A RestLuke's UncleThis week, on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast, we were supposed to be chatting about email marketing as a recruiter! However, in Giig fashion, we ended up getting distracted and spent more time talking about my family. My Uncle recently wanted some support with a training programme, and my Mum's recently bought a caravan, which is where the conversation seemed to go. Around that, we did touch a bit on Email Marketing, Branding & the latest Giig Updates.Enjoy...2025-04-0256 min
Giig It A RestThe Rec ExpoSo we're back... We've returned from the two big events that have taken over our lives recently! Andy's Sister got married, and we then hit up the Recruitment Expo in London. It's unusual for us to get out so much, and unfortunately, it didn't all go to plan.We've had a broken-down car, an issue with the kitchen sink and a surprise visit to Birmingham. Enjoy x 2025-03-2654 min
Giig It A RestWeddings & EventsThis week, I was overly excited by the fact we had a wedding coming up... Andy's sister is about to tie the knot so we spent a lot of time covering that off. Around that, we spoke about: - Should Andy get an Ice Bath on his balcony- My brother's anti-chafe pants - When are you too old to stop selling Ibiza rocks holidays? - Becky's Wedding - Our upcoming recruitment events and features. We've got two big...2025-03-191h 01
Giig It A RestDesigning Your Company Email SignatureEvery business needs an email signature, and in this episode, we run through some tips and some tools that you can use to get your signature together. Before we get to the hints and tips, we talk about: - Is it acceptable to use the word flabby? - Highlights from the stag-do - Painting Garden Ornaments - The upcoming weddingAll the usual bits you'd expect from the recruitment industries' most informative podcast. ...2025-03-121h 00
Giig It A RestHacking Grandma's Hearing AidsAfter a stellar week last week with our first ever guest, we're back to just the two of us... This week on the recruitment industries most informative podcast ,we chat about: - Andy's 30th Birthday - Our upcoming Stag Do- The Excel World Championship- The Latest Updates to the Giig Hire platform - How Andy managed to hack his Grandma's hearing aids Enjoy x 2025-03-0558 min
Giig It A RestSaeed Bor - EmbeddedOpsSaeed Bor from EmbeddedOps joins us on the pod this week, I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it. Saeed operates as a consultant in the recruitment sector helping recruitment agencies to grow through optimising their processes and RecTech stack.Initially, that's what we were supposed to chat about.However, that got very quickly sidetracked and somehow we ended up following his story from his early years in West London through to how...2025-02-261h 11
Giig It A RestTime Management Tools For RecruitersWelcome back to the recruitment industry's most informative podcast! This week's 'GiigAbyte' is all about 'Time Management Tools ' for recruiters... We've tried to think of little ways we can help you to save time and get more out of your day... Around this, we also cover off: Our new podcast slogan Tracy's tragic trip to Benidorm Sam's graduation photo Luke's routine Our new podcast assistant/MVP Enjoy x2025-02-191h 05
Giig It A RestTime Management Tools For RecruitersWelcome back to the recruitment industry's most informative podcast! This week's 'GiigAbyte' is all about 'Time Management Tools ' for recruiters... We've tried to think of little ways we can help you to save time and get more out of your day... Around this, we also cover off: - Our new podcast slogan - Tracy's tragic trip to Benidorm - Sam's graduation photo - Luke's routine - Our new podcast assistant/MVP 2025-02-191h 05
Giig It A RestHow To Start A Recruitment Agency For £80Let's break down how you can kick-start your recruitment agency for £80...This episode runs through the following 7 steps to setting up with all the tools you need.1. Regiesting A Company2. Buy The Domain3. Build a Website4. Get a registered office5. Get your Recruitment CRM6. Set up business emails7. Business bank accountOutside of this, we chat about:- How Luke wants to become Freddie Mercury- Andy's grandparents cooking 36 sausages- Growing our...2025-02-121h 05
Giig It A RestExporting Your Data From GiigIn all honesty, this might be our worst episode yet and we're only 10 in!
I was hoping that Andy would carry it, with his Skiing stories and Andy was hoping I would carry it with my work stories.
In the end, we were both a little flat,
This week, in the recruitment industry's most informative podcast we chat about:
- The new Export feature which allows you to pull your data from Giig.
- Andy's new party...2025-02-0552 min
Giig It A RestThe Exploding Scotch EggThis week on the Recruitment Industries' most informative podcast we speak about:
- How do you pronounce Moss Bros
- Samwise sabotaging us before his return
- Eating at work
- An exploding Scotch Egg
- Our first podcast guest
- How to start turning your business into an asset
Enjoy x 2025-01-2255 min
Giig It A RestThe Evolution of LukeThis week on the recruitment industries most informative we talk about:
- The rules behind candles
- How to join our 'Come Fly With Luke' WhatsApp Group
- The evolution of man
- Discovering Australia
- The top descaler brands out there
- The traitors
- Who Andy would choose to play him in a film
- GDPR in recruitment
- The tools we've built to help you with GDPR
Enjoy x2025-01-151h 02
Giig It A RestGiig Goal Setting 20252025 is here and we've decided to set some goals for what we hope the Giig platform will deliver for you in 2025.
Alongside setting goals we also talk about:
- Our new and exciting logo
- Luke's 2025 commitment to paper aeroplanes
- Our personal New Year resolutions
- A Giig Team Triathlon
- Some huge personal news
Enjoy x
2025-01-0858 min
Giig It A RestWhen Frodo Met GollumWe thought it was time to explain our weird relationship to you.
If you have been listening since the start, you might have noticed that Luke (Frodo) and Andy (Gollum) are more than just colleagues.
So we thought we'd spend the time to fill you all in on how we know each other. The background story behind where our friendship started and discuss the pitfalls of working with your best mate.
Enjoy x 2025-01-0159 min
Giig It A RestGiig Wrapped 2024We've had a fuck up... We've only gone and lost the audio for this week's episode...
In true Giig fashion!
Annoying really because I thought this episode was a good one.
It definitely takes the shine off things when you struggle to hear us...
As you will be listening to us through the phone audio!
Anyway...
This week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast we chat about...
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Giig It A RestMerry Giigmas Everyone!It feels weird to be only 4 Episodes in and recording a Christmas Special but here we are!
This week on the recruitment industry's most informative podcast we discuss:
- What we all have planned for Christmas
- How Samwise always gets stuck in traffic
- The initial feedback for the Temp pipelines
- New GDPR and Data Compliance Features
- How Andy feels about the nickname Gollum
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Enjoy
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Giig It A RestAll I Want For Christmas Is A Temp PipelineThis week on the Recruitment Industries Most informative podcast.
You will learn:
- How to prepare for a trip to see Wicked at the cinema
- How not to attack a walk in a storm
- About Andy's special dessert spoon
- Giig's exciting new partnership news
- Giig's new temp pipelines
There's no guarantee that you will know more about recruitment after listening but we hope it makes you smile.
Enjoy x 2024-12-1159 minGiig It A RestThere's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch!They say there's no such thing as a free lunch... So how can Giig be Free?
This week we're down to two, as Samwise decided 1 episode was enough...
We also talk about why Samwise is called Samwise, how Luke nearly got stuck at the gym and how nobody wants to see him in his Trunks.
Enjoy x2024-12-0459 minGiig It A RestPlanning of The PodcastIn traditional Giig fashion, we've decided to start a podcast with no plan... It seemed like a good idea to start a Podcast but we were clueless to what that Podcast would be about. So we've decided to do the only thing that makes sense.
Record a Podcast, to plan the Podcast.
Enjoy x2024-11-2452 min
Unlocking AfricaGrassroots to Global: How the Global Startup Awards Africa Is Promoting and Enabling Innovation Across Startup Nations with Jo GriffithsEpisode 144 with Jo Griffiths, a visionary global strategist and entrepreneur who works at the crossroads of tech startups, major corporations, government, academia, and investors. As the Co-Founder and CEO of The Global Startup Awards Africa, the largest independent international startup awards platform, Jo has successfully launched groundbreaking innovation initiatives across the African continent, driving private-public sector collaboration to stimulate market-creating innovation and ensure sustainable economic growth.Jo is also CEO and Co-Founder of the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), which aims to FIND, FUND, and GROW globally relevant innovation in Africa. Through the Global Startup A...2024-10-1442 min
Shapers PodcastCaitlin Nash, Co-Founder: Global Innovation Group, CEO: Loudhailer, Credibility Expert.In the next episode of Shapers, Benjamin Shaw hosts Caitlin Nash, an advisor to emerging startup nations and the co-founder of a global innovation group. Caitlin founded Loudhailer, a market innovation and engagement business, and is a key driver behind the South Africa Startup Act. She is an impact investor and also represents Blockchain for Good. Born and raised in Graaff-Reinet, Caitlin studied psychology and media at UCT before diving into the innovation scene, where she now supports leaders that are building innovation-based businesses for a Global Africa. With over a de...2024-07-261h 09
Radio Tell - Geris LaendlertippWie bei uns im MuotatalZum 12. Mal l�dt der Verein �Giig�bank� am 29. Dezember zum L�ndlersunntig in Muotathal. Auf diesen komme ich gleich weiter unten wieder zur�ck. Zuerst will ich loswerden, wie unglaublich aktiv ich diesen Verein finde, dem gem�ss dessen Website zur Zeit 143 Einzelmitglieder, 55 Familien und 19 juristische Personen angeh�ren. Giig�bank wird von einem siebenk�pfigen Vorstand gef�hrt, der immer wieder mit neuen Einf�llen Akzente in verschiedenen Bereichen setzt. Ideen und Vorschl�ge, die als solche vielleicht bescheiden erscheinen, daf�r aber nachhaltig sind und gerade darum auffallen.2019-12-1108 min
The Insurance Guys PodcastCommunity Hero with Brandon Smith In this episode, the guys sit down and talk about all things community based marketing with Brandon Smith from GIIG Insurance. Resources: Brandon Smith GIIG Insurance ////// Get Scott & Bradleys Spittin' Gold - 7 Things Your Agency Must Do in 2019-20 About The Insurance Guys The Insurance Guys Podcast is made and dedicated to agents by agents. Scott Howell and Bradley Flowers discuss all aspects of becoming an insurance agent and give real-life examples of their experiences in all as...2019-09-2537 min
BLIP Podcast - Helping Agents Build Agencies with Josh BergEpisode 032 – Community Involvement with Brandon Smith"The difference between contact and contract is the letter R. The "R" stands for relationship." (Brandon Smith - GIIG Insurance)2019-09-1300 minRadio Tell - Geris LaendlertippEs t�nt vum Giig�bankAuf den Tag genau w�re in Muotathal Franz Schmidig sen. (Lunnis Franz) am kommenden 14. September 100 Jahre alt geworden. Der initiative Muotathaler Verein �Giig�bank�, der anfangs Jahr f�r seinen Einsatz zur Erhaltung der reichen, kulturellen Tradition der Gemeinden Muotathal und Illgau den Anerkennungs- und F�rderpreis der Zentralschweizer Albert Koechlin Stiftung erhalten hat, organisiert just zu diesem Ereignis einen Gedenkanlass allererster G�te.2017-08-3013 min