{"podcast":{"title":"The Lone Recruiter","slug":"the-lone-recruiter-6417373","podcast_index_feed_id":6417373,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/hellob8h/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.thelonerecruiter.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16299325/Podcast_Cover__md3cnn.jpg","author":"Brett Clemenson","episode_count":99,"summary":"Welcome to the Lone Recruiter Podcast with the highly successful & even more energetic Brett Clemenson. If you’re a you’re a recruiter flying solo, out on your own or just generally lacking mentorship & guidance then this is the community you want to be a part of. Every week, Brett & his top-billing guests deliver short, sharp & loud doses of recruitment advice, tips, tricks, inspiration & motivation designed to help you be the best Recruiter you can be. So join us, grab a cup of coffee & let’s take your Recruitment career to the next level.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 310 - Recruiters: Don’t Let The 2026 Budget Destroy Your Desk","slug":"ep-310-recruiters-don-t-let-the-2026-budget-destroy-your-desk","published_at":"2026-05-24T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373/ep-310-recruiters-don-t-let-the-2026-budget-destroy-your-desk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373","url":"https://hellob8h.podbean.com/e/ep-310-recruiters-don-t-let-the-2026-budget-destroy-your-desk/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7gfh6yi7brd8q9rn/Ep_310_-_Budget_Blues9dsd1.mp3","summary":"The 2026 Australian Budget has triggered a lot of emotion, uncertainty and fear across the market and recruiters are hearing it directly from clients. Here’s what I’m seeing, hearing and doing right now as businesses react to major legislative and economic changes. This isn’t so much about politics. It’s about mindset, market psychology and how recruiters can avoid getting dragged into fear-based thinking when clients start talking hiring freezes, market contractions and uncertainty. I share why moments like this create hesitation across the economy, why recruiters need to stay close to their clients, and how the best operators position themselves early when the market shifts. 👉 Why recruiters absorb client fear without realising it 👉 The danger of letting negativity infiltrate your desk 👉 Why market “pauses” often create opportunity 👉 What Brett is hearing directly from clients right now 👉 How to position yourself ahead of the next market movement 👉 “Where’s the cheese?” and finding opportunity during uncertainty If you’re a recruiter navigating nervous clients, shifting markets or economic uncertainty, this episode is for you.","meta_description":"The 2026 Australian Budget has triggered a lot of emotion, uncertainty and fear across the market and recruiters are hearing it directly from clients. Her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":513,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lone-recruiter-6417373/episodes/ep-310-recruiters-don-t-let-the-2026-budget-destroy-your-desk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-recruiter-6417373/ep-310-recruiters-don-t-let-the-2026-budget-destroy-your-desk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}