
Ep 68: Ken Adair | Hiring and Careers in Commodity Insights
From Maritime SoftwareHub by Callum Beaumont
January 28, 2026 · 40 min · Season 5 · Episode 69
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
More episodes of Maritime SoftwareHub
- Ep 80: Commodities People | Inside the World's Leading Commodity Tech Events Business · June 9, 2026 · 47 min
- Ep 79: Voltic Shipping | Launching and Scaling a Modern Shipping Line · May 21, 2026 · 25 min
- Ep 78: NAVTOR | The Evolution of Digital Navigation · May 13, 2026 · 29 min
- Ep 77: Robosys Automation | From Submarines to Autonomous Shipping · May 6, 2026 · 44 min
- Ep 76: Graham Bain | From Geologist to Energy Transition Analyst · April 22, 2026 · 37 min
- Ep 75: Youssef Elbehri | Selling Sustainability: The Reality of Commercial Roles in the Climate Economy · April 15, 2026 · 41 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Maritime SoftwareHub podcast page.