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From Hospitality to €500K: One of Europe's Top Recruiting Billers

Welcome to another episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast! In today’s show, host Benjamin Mena sits down with Jean-Louis-Philip Girardet, one of France’s top billers turned recruiting team leader. From luxury hospitality in Los Angeles and London to crushing €500,000 billing years—and now coaching new recruiters—Jean-Louis-Philip Girardet shares his unique path, insights, and strategies for building lasting relationships and delivering high-quality results.

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From Hospitality to €500K: One of Europe's Top Recruiting Billers
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From Hospitality to €500K: One of Europe's Top Recruiting Billers

Welcome to another episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast! In today’s show, host Benjamin Mena sits down with Jean-Louis-Philip Girardet, one of France’s top billers turned recruiting team leader. From luxury hospitality in Los Angeles and London to crushing €500,000 billing years—and now coaching …

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The Recruiters AI Will Replace (And the Ones It Won't) with Jeff Hyman

Welcome to this episode of The Elite Recruiter Podcast, where host Benjamin Mena sits down with renowned recruiter, author, and entrepreneur Jeff Hyman for an eye-opening conversation about the future of recruiting in an AI-driven world. In this candid and forward-thinking interview, Jeff Hyman sha…

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Beyond the Sales Pitch: Building Candidate Trust in a 'Salary Taboo' Market
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Beyond the Sales Pitch: Building Candidate Trust in a 'Salary Taboo' …

Welcome back to the podcast blog! In our latest episode, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Jean-Louis-Philippe Girardet (JLP), a recruiter who has achieved remarkable success in the French market, a landscape with unique challenges when …

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The Power of Existing Relationships: How 60% of JLP's €500K Year Came from His Database
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The Power of Existing Relationships: How 60% of JLP's €500K Year Came…

Welcome back to the blog! In our latest episode, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Jean-Louis-Philippe Girardet, or JLP as he's known, and dive deep into his remarkable journey from the demanding world of luxury hospitality to becom…

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The 20/70/10 Framework: A Practical Guide to Leading and Making Tough Decisions
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The 20/70/10 Framework: A Practical Guide to Leading and Making Tough…

The 20/70/10 Framework: A Practical Guide to Leading and Making Tough DecisionsWelcome back to the blog! In today's post, we're diving deep into a powerful framework that can revolutionize how you lead your recruiting team and approach those criti…

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