Taking Care Of Business

What challenges are recruitment firms facing post-pandemic, and what is it like to start a business at a young age?In this week's episode, we are joined by Lily Shippen, the managing director and founder of Lily Shippen Recruitment. Speaking to Paul Cheetham-Karcz, she discusses how she got into the recruitment industry, deciding to start a business at just 22 years old, and how new challenges, such as working from home, are affecting recruiters today.Lily also goes on to discuss what the next 12 months may look like for her and how she wants to build a legacy.In this episode:06:50 - Starting in recruitment08:40 - Starting a business at 2210:43 - Building a client base12:23 - Looking back at the first 12 months of business14:10 - The pressures of being a business owner 15:15 - Challenges brought on by COVID17:49 - Effects of Work From Home on recruitment24:48 - Have government bail outs accelerated recruitment post-COVID?27:25 - Rise of employer review websites31:58 - Accelerated growth in the last 12 mo