This episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast welcomes Patrick Stein as their latest guest. Patrick Stein is Group Head of HR and Academy at Synpulse Management Consultancy in Switzerland. Synpulse work as a valued partner to renowned international financial services companies.

Patrick talks to Paul and Jenny about the culture and structure of Synpulse Management Consultancy and how they actively involve employees in decision-making processes, the people practices he sees as the most significant in terms of return on investment, and how important it is when recruiting Millenials to be genuinely emotional about the culture in which your company operates.

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Useful timestamps below:

01:36: Trends Synpulse are seeing in the demand from clients and the factors affecting these trends

03:29: How Synpulse connects their HR strategy to the business strategy as the company grows and the challenges they face from a people perspective

04:44: Which people practices he feels are the most significant in terms of return on investment

05:46: Values and visions for Synpulse which he believes are key to the business

06:37: The effect of these values on the recruitment processes for Synpulse and what Synpulse are looking for when they are recruiting

07:45: The factors that Synpulse have found to be the most attractive when recruiting

09:35: What he has found to be the best interview process and why he doesn't like the word "interview"

11:33: Using open questions rather than personality tests in the interview process

13:17: Making the interview process a relaxed atmosphere to get the best from candidates

14:09: The fundamental skills required for the future HR professional as the markets change rapidly

16:22: The one piece of advice he would offer to an HR leader

18:00: The importance of work/life balance in achieving employee retention: 18m00

If you want to reach out to Patrick, you can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-stein-9a437448/

The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment ‘best practice’ for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.

This podcast is brought to you by EMEA Recruitment.

At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.

The podcast is hosted by Paul Toms, Founder of EMEA Recruitment, and Jenny Callum, Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist.

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