32 | “Football coaching powers my talent acquisition” | Manuel da Sillva – Talent Acquisition Tech Team Lead @ Zalando

In this show, I’ll be introducing Manuel da Sillva, Talent Acquisition Tech Team Lead at Zalando. Zalando is one of Europe’s leading online shopping platforms for fashion and lifestyle with 49 million active customers across 23 markets.

In the podcast, I’ll be discussing:

• How he combined football coaching with a career in sales and marketing
• How he began his career in Talent Acquisition and became a team lead
• How commercial and tech recruitment are essential for TA success
• How his background in coaching and psychology has been essential to his skill in recruiting
• How Manuel assesses the soft skills and motivations of prospective tech people
• How to keep your goals for your team at the centre of your recruiting process
• How he uses personalised constructive criticism to motivate your team
• How he manages Zalando’s onboarding processes
• His insight on the comparisons between recruitment in London to Berlin
• His plans for the future of his career!
• Plus much more…

Follow Manuel & Zalando’s growth and development:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsideZalando/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidezalando/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zalando/ Website: https://jobs.zalando.com/

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