Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Winning big in project recruitment.

Name: Winning big in project recruitment.
Uploaded: 2025-06-25T16:00:14+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this brief YouTube dialogue, speakers A and B discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of recruiting talent for merger and acquisition (M&A)…

25 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube dialogue, speakers A and B discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of recruiting talent for merger and acquisition (M&A) projects. They liken M&A staffing to a "Champions League" level effort, emphasizing that their recruitment approach can save companies millions by operating at recruitment rates rather than higher consulting fees. A key point is the necessity of assessing candidate personalities—identifying whether a person fits a "captain/enforcer" role for red‑flagged projects or a "collaborator" role for smoother initiatives—since such traits cannot be discerned from a résumé alone. The conversation underscores that successful project recruitment hinges on matching personal styles to project needs, not just technical qualifications.

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When we do a merger and acquisition, two companies coming together, yeah, that's like Champions League stuff to us. It's like, wow, you know, we got— we know all the networks. It's like we save millions of dollars for businesses because we're doing it at recruitment rates, not consulting rates. But you got to know all the personalities as well, right? You sometimes might need a captain to be like a more of an enforcer because the project's in red. Then you might need a collaborator, and you can't really get that from a CV, can you? You've got to do it, you know, win the personalities.
You can't read that from a resume. It's not like a developer where you read the tech skills, alright cool, go through the qualification, but with projects it's a style and not all styles will match. That's where the intricacy comes.