Another Week, Another Amazing Guest!

Jo Major from 'Diversity In Recruitment' spent some time with us to chat all things.. You guessed it....

Diversity and Inclusion..

I feel like the topic of Diversity can sometimes divide opinion...

I feel like people assume that Diversity & Inclusion consultants will be a preachy, academic expert that scolds people from an ivory tower.

Jo however, breaks that mould... She comes across as someone who's truly genuine and has been in the trenches herself, made all the "toxic" mistakes first hand, and is now trying to have a positive impact on making the recruitment industry more inclusive.

She also brought us matching T-Shirts.. So what's not to love!!

Here are some of my Highlights from the conversion:

Her Regrets: Jo opens up about the mistakes she's made in the past.. Judging staff on their clothes, forcing them to wear heels, and how's she's patched her mistakes in later life.

Reclaiming "Woke": Why she's gone bold with the tagline "Woke AF" wearing it as a badge of honour, and why being "awake" to inequality will make a commercial impact, not just a moral one.

The "Pale, Male & Stale" Debate: Jo argues against using derogatory terms for white men, explaining why alienation hurts the D&I cause.

The Maternity Conundrum: Why in Recruitment women can be seen as "Top Billers" one day and "part-time problems" the next.

Illegal Hiring: How positive discrimination can have a negative impact and offering "Double Fees" for diverse candidates is actually against the Equality Act.

Embarrassing Stories: It wouldn't be a 'Giig It A Rest' episode without something a little embarrassing. Jo recalls the time her sister shared an embarrassing story at her wedding and how embarrassing stories bring us closer together.

Enjoy x

First time this year that we've had James (Samwise) on the pod and I got so excited about it that I forgot to get the camera rolling, so for the first 2 minutes of this Ep you're without the video...

As I was back in Essex looking after my parents cat, I thought why not take the chance to get James on the pod to prod him a bit and see what he thinks this year is going to look like for Giig!

Before getting to into the weeds with the work chat, we spend some time talking about his Girls, illness, his ambitions for 2026, including his goals with the Olympics...

James has voiced his opinion that the 'Lee's Lunchbox' questions have lacked a bit of decorum... So this week I chucked one in there that really got him opening up about the biggest regret he's made in business..

Enjoy x

If one of your clients has slipped a candidate into their business through the backdoor, without you knowing..

There's only one person you need to call...

Backdoor Barry..

Or I should probably say 'Barry Cullen' from RecLAW...

To give you the spiel RecLAW are Lawyers to the recruitment industry, a full-service law firm made up of lawyers who are recruitment experts and passionate about the industry,.

My guess would be that if you've been around recruitment for a while you will probably be aware of RecLAW and Barry...

This weeks episode has everything!

From Barry's journey, to some of the craziest situations he's come across and even a little bit of free legal advice.. but even if you're not involved in the recruitment industries you should stick around for the stories because there's some belters in there....

Enjoy x