Welcome back to The Mixed Grill, the official podcast of the Recruitment Curry Club hosted by Nitin Sharma and Bobby Banerjee — where recruitment chat meets curry-fuelled chaos.
Fresh out of a Diwali dinner in Northwest London, Nitin and Bobby jump into the car for a late-night debrief and dive head-first into the spicy stuff recruiters don’t usually say out loud.
Here’s what they dig into:
- Recruitment “icks” — from junior recruiters’ cringe LinkedIn clichés to Wolf of Wall Street wannabe leaders still stuck in 2010.
- TA vs Agency — who actually has the harder job? And why the conversation has more layers than a perfectly made biryani.
- AI Nonsense & Cash-Grab Vendors — calling out the companies flogging AI as a magic silver bullet while selling solutions with a 6-month shelf life.
- Mediocrity in Recruitment — shortcuts, quick wins, lazy posting, and why the industry deserves better.
- LinkedIn Over-Personalisation — from “Hey, we both breathe air!” DMs to the awkward oversharing epidemic.
- Future-Proofing Recruitment — 360 vs 180 models, skill gaps, operating models, and what the industry actually needs to survive to 2030 and beyond.
- Diwali, family culture, tanning, old Facebook memories, hangovers (or lack of them) — and other wonderfully chaotic tangents that only a post-curry recording can deliver.
Fun, raw, opinionated — and very, very Mixed Grill.
Who This Episode Is For
- Recruiters who love the industry but can’t stand its nonsense.
- Talent Acquisition pros who want their seat at the table respected.
- Founders and recruitment leaders trying to modernise their operating model.
- Anyone confused (or exhausted) by the current AI hype cycle.
- LinkedIn warriors who need a gentle nudge to stop oversharing.
- Fans of casual, funny, no-BS chat after a good curry.
🔗 Connect with the hosts
Bobby Banerjee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbybanerjee/
Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/
Get your fill of curry, banter, and brilliant recruitment minds at The Recruitment Curry Club:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-recruitment-curry-club/
Look out for more episodes of The Mixed Grill dropping on Thursdays.
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