Season 4 | Ep 20 - Jonathan Keen on building a truly flexible recruitment business consisting of mature, experienced, super niche Microsoft specialist recruiters! - a podcast by Sean Anderson

Today I was delighted to be joined on The RAG Podcast Live with Jonathan Keen, the Founder and CEO of Cognitive Group, a 30+ staff recruitment agency experts in Microsoft talent acquisition and recruitment, based in London.
Having met Jon on numerous occasions, I knew I was going to enjoy this one!
Originally from South Africa, Jon moved to the UK with no recruitment experience and limited funds. Having grown up in a household full of entrepreneurs, he knew this was also going to be his future path.
In this episode we discussed:
?His early life in SA, working for his father’s business
?His move to London, staying in a single bedroom for £250 per month
?How he climbed to top billing status in his previous agency
?His startup story and how he parted ways with his business partner in the recession
?How the pandemic affected the business
?Mistakes made trying to move into global markets and how he would approach this next time
?The business today and his vision for future growth!


An articulate and charismatic leader with a clear vision for how he wants to grow his agency, if you would like to chat to Jon directly please contact them via LinkedIn!


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