#18 - Getting Hired and Negotiating a Higher Salary from a Recruitment Expert - Charlotte Lafferty

In this week's episode, I’m joined by Charlotte Lafferty, the owner and founder of Think Talent Partners.

Charlotte has a fascinating career that began in a cold-calling recruitment role and eventually led her to Amsterdam, where she started her own business advising startups and scale up to build successful teams.

Charlotte shares her journey, which includes the challenges she faced as a recruitment agent during the financial crisis and how she overcame the setback of having her job offer rescinded after moving to a new country.

This episode offers valuable advice for anyone at a crossroads in their career, and you can expect to learn:

03:01 University and Career Choices

09:54 Startup Culture and Talent Retention

20:27 Starting a Business During COVID

27:33 Networking and Building a Client Base

32:55 Navigating Career Transitions

34:37 Crafting Successful Job Applications

37:52 Making Yourself Indispensable to Your Boss

43:08 Salary Negotiation Tips

49:18 Knowing Your Value and Asking For It

52:30 Working in the Netherlands vs. the UK

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottelafferty/?originalSubdomain=nl

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