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How a One-Man Recruiter Closed 22 Executive Searches by Doing What Others Won’t

🔥 SHOW NOTES — The Elite Recruiter Podcast Episode Title: How a One-Man Recruiter Closed 22 Executive Searches by Doing What Others Won’t 1. EPISODE HOOK Most recruiters overcomplicate this business. Craig Picken built a mult...

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Dec. 11, 2025

How a One-Man Recruiter Closed 22 Executive Searches by Doing What Ot…

🔥 SHOW NOTES — The Elite Recruiter Podcast Episode Title: How a One-Man Recruiter Closed 22 Executive Searches by Doing What Others Won’t 1. EPISODE HOOK Most recruiters overcomplicate this business. Craig Picken built a mult...

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Dec. 9, 2025

The Outbound & Discovery Playbook: How Elite Recruiters Close More De…

Welcome back to The Elite Recruiter Podcast! In this episode, host Benjamin Mena is joined by Conor Kline, Head of Revenue at Pin, for a no-nonsense playbook on outbound recruiting, discovery, and closing more deals. Most recruiters never receive formal sales training—they pick up bits and pieces f…

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Dec. 4, 2025

Advanced Closing Mastery: Steve Finkel’s Framework to Triple Your Pla…

Welcome back to The Elite Recruiter Podcast! In this episode, host Benjamin Mena sits down for part two of an insightful interview with legendary recruitment trainer and author Steve Finkel. If you haven’t checked out part one yet, make sure to listen to it first to catch all the groundwork for tod…

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Dec. 2, 2025

The Art of Closing: Steve Finkel Reveals Why Most Recruiters Lose Off…

Welcome to another episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast! In this episode, host Benjamin Mena sits down with industry legend Steve Finkel—often called the godfather of recruiting training—to dig deep into the art and science of closing as a recruiter. As the landscape of talent acquisition rapi…

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Nov. 24, 2025

The Pro Athlete Mindset That Creates World-Class Recruiters

Get ready for another game-changing episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast! This time, Benjamin Mena sits down with Jared Watts, a former MLS pro athlete who seamlessly transitioned his competitive mindset from the soccer field to the recruiting world—and absolutely crushed it. In this episode, you…

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Nov. 20, 2025

From 6 Months With No Placements to Million-Dollar Biller: The Femini…

Welcome to another episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast! In today’s episode, host Benjamin Mena sits down with powerhouse recruiter Emily Audibert to discuss her incredible journey from six months with no placements to becoming a million-dollar biller. Emily pulls back the curtain on what truly m…

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Dec. 9, 2025

Mastering the Close: Steve Finkel on Closing for Recruiters and the A…

Steve Finkel – often dubbed “the godfather of recruiting training” – is a globally respected recruiting trainer and author who has influenced the industry for decades. He recently released a new book titled Closing for Recrui…

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Dec. 9, 2025

Mastering the Close: Steve Finkel on Closing for Recruiters and the A…

Many recruiters excel at finding candidates – yet falter at closing the deal. This hard truth comes from legendary recruiting trainer Steve Finkel, often dubbed “the godfather of recruiting training”. In a recent two-part Elite Rec…

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Dec. 1, 2025

From 6 Months with No Placements to Million-Dollar Biller: Emily Audi…

Six months, zero placements. Most rookie recruiters would have quit, or been cut after half a year of hustling with nothing to show. Emily Audibert. Emily Audibert lived this dry spell six months into her recruiting career without a single placement…

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