About this episode

Callum Beaumont interviews Ken Adair about hiring trends and careers in the energy sector.

In this episode of Maritime SoftwareHub – The People Podcast, Callum Beaumont interviews Ken Adair, recruiter at Cordell Beaumont specializing in the commodities and energy sector. Ken shares his journey from studying broadcast journalism to becoming a successful recruiter in Houston. The conversation covers various topics, including the current hiring trends in the energy sector, candidate motivations for job changes, the importance of management relationships, and best practices for candidates looking to secure new roles. Ken emphasizes the need for candidates to be knowledgeable about their market and to maintain strong networks, while also highlighting the importance of transparency and trust in the recruitment process. If you want to reach out to Ken, please feel free to send an email to ken@cordellbeaumont.com ++ This podcast is brought to you by Cordell Beaumont, the specialist maritime software, commodity insights, and carbon intelligence recruitment agency.

People in this episode

Host: Callum Beaumont

Guest: Ken Adair

Topics covered

• hiring trends
• energy sector
• candidate motivations
• management relationships
• recruitment best practices

Keywords

• recruitment
• energy sector
• job changes
• candidate networks
• transparency
• trust

Sponsors

Cordell Beaumont

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cordell Beaumont

Places: Houston

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