Paul Slezak, Author at Recruitment Juice

About Paul Slezak

Paul Slezak is a cofounder of RecruitLoop – a global marketplace of expert sourcers and recruiters available on-demand.

With over 20 years experience in the recruitment industry and having worked for both an international publicly listed group as well as a global niche recruitment business, Paul has been a hands-on recruiter, manager, trainer, coach, mentor, and regular speaker for the industry across Australia, the USA, Asia, and Europe.

He has seen international success in the highly competitive recruitment industry by applying his professionalism, drive and creativity to develop and deliver solutions that exceed business expectations, and push the boundaries to create innovative solutions.

Paul is also an avid writer and blogger. One day he would still really like to host his own talk show!
He holds Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Arts from Macquarie University. He is also the author of “Hand Gels & Steam Buns – Confessions of an Expatriate Germaphobe in Asia” (2012), and co-author of “21 things to do to get a new job NOW!” (2009).

Entries by Paul Slezak

Recruiters – Spend a Day Back in the ‘90s Every Once in a While

April 10, 2018 /0 Comments/in Marketing, Recruitment, Sales, Social Media, Technology /by Paul Slezak

A few years ago when I was running a recruitment business in Hong Kong the server went down unexpectedly one morning. I remember watching as many of my team immediately began packing up their stuff and heading for the door like it was the end of the day. “Where’s everyone going?”, I asked casually as […]

6 essential metrics for recruitment consultants

March 13, 2018 /0 Comments/in Recruitment, Tips for Billing Managers /by Paul Slezak

I once ran a course for a group of Human Capital Managers. The topic of the workshop was Strategic Recruitment Metrics for Driving Measurable Value to Your Human Capital Investments. Please allow me to blow my own trumpet for a moment, but I know how much the delegates enjoyed it and I know they all got a lot […]

Recruiter Tips: Sales Calls – Going Back to Basics

August 23, 2017 in Recruitment, Sales, Tips for Billing Managers /by Paul Slezak

Recently, I was driving to a meeting and my phone rang. I didn’t recognise the number but I answered the call anyway. “Oh hi, Paul. It’s Francis here from [I honestly didn’t catch the company name]. I tried to connect with you on LinkedIn last week but you didn’t accept my invitation. I was hoping we could set […]

7 Essential Questions To Ask When Phone Screening A Candidate

January 25, 2017 in Recruitment /by Paul Slezak

I’ve seen far too many people fall into this trap over the years and you may well have found yourself in a similar situation either as a hiring manager or as a recruiter. You have a key requisition to fill within your own business; or perhaps you have a client with an urgent brief breathing down […]

10 Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Candidate Profile

November 30, 2016 in Recruitment, Sales /by Paul Slezak

If your client decides not to proceed with one or any of the candidates you present as part of your shortlist, 9 times out of 10, the reason they will give you is that “they didn’t quite meet the brief”. However, often it’s not that “they” didn’t quite meet the brief at all. In fact […]