Andy Hallett

Commander
DISC Type : D

Co-Founder at ORCA - Online Recruitment Coaching Academy

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

With 25 years in the staffing industry, Andy Hallett is the Managing Director of Recspand and Co-Founder of RecWired and ORCA. He specializes in scaling recruitment agencies from startup to exit, leveraging his expertise from Henley Business School. Colleagues describe him as a great problem-solver, analytical, and innovative.

Andy is focused on building professional communities and is keenly interested in the evolution of artificial intelligence and its business implications. He is a passionate supporter of the Southampton football club.

He co-founded an online academy to provide world-class recruitment training for less than the cost of one InMail per day.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Very Quick

Candid & Clear

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Recruitment Scaling
As the founder of Recspand, his primary focus is on solving the commercial and operational challenges agencies face when trying to grow and scale their business.
Recruitment Technology
He has co-founded two tech-enabled recruitment platforms (RecWired and ORCA) and actively discusses the impact of new technologies like AI on the industry.
Community Building
Through RecWired, he is dedicated to building and nurturing a global community of recruitment leaders to share knowledge, resources, and best practices.

Media Appearances

Andy has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Co-Founder at ORCA - Online Recruitment Coaching Academy
11-2020
Co-Founder at RecWired
3-2020
Managing Director at Recspand
10-2018 - 12-2019
Strategic Advisor at HireFirst
6-2017 - 2-2020
Investment Director (Senior Director / SVP) at SThree

Education

2012 - 2013
Business Leadership Programme from Henley Business School
2012 - 2012
Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt from Catalyst Consulting

More Information

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Exp : 27 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at ORCA - Online Recruitment Coaching Academy

Interested in

Sports

Football, Southampton Football Club

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Insights For Selling To Andy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Andy is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andy

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Andy move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Andy take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Andy

Personality Compatibility


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