John Campbell

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Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Aspen Technology

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

John leads a global talent acquisition team at Aspen Technology, focusing on the EMEA and APAC regions. With a background in psychology from Durham University, he specializes in executive recruitment and talent branding for the digital and tech sectors. Colleagues describe him as professional, caring, engaging, and highly organized.

Originally from the northern city of Chester, John is a psychologist-turned-recruiter who uses his degree to better understand peoples motivations. He is passionate about helping individuals find careers they are truly looking for and has built his career on this principle.

As a child, he dreamed of building his own island out of Lego and has still not given up hope on this.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Example Seeker

Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Global Talent Acquisition
Leads a globally distributed team of talent acquisition professionals across EMEA & APAC for Aspen Technology, and previously headed global talent acquisition at VIOOH.
Diversity & Inclusion
His role involves leading diversity & inclusion initiatives, supported by a certification in "Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences".
Psychology in Recruiting
He deliberately chose a career in recruitment to apply his Psychology degree from Durham University to understand candidate motivations and aspirations.

Media Appearances

John has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2023
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Aspen Technology
3-2021 - 12-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition at VIOOH
12-2018 - 3-2021
Recruitment Manager at VIOOH
5-2017 - 11-2018
Talent Acquisition Lead at Tag
10-2014 - 5-2017
Head of Division at Impact Creative Recruitment Ltd

Education

2008 - 2011
BSc Hons from Durham University
A Level from Yale College

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Insights For Selling To John

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with John is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from John

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will John move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can John take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And John

Personality Compatibility


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