Welcome back to The Recruitment Entrepreneur Podcast, in today's episode, we are joined by our Chairman and serial entrepreneur, James Caan CBE. We are delighted to have James return to our podcast and had the opportunity to discuss how the recruitment market has changed and have some of the market predictions come true since we previously spoke in January 2023. James takes us through what he thinks is in store for the market in the next 6 to 12 months and how businesses can adapt to become successful in a challenging market.   Episode Overview: [00:42] Review of H1 and the softening of the market [01:33] How has James seen the Portfolio adapt to the changes in the market [04:49] James' experience in previous market challenges [07:30] Sectors that may have seen an effect from the changes [09:40] Scaling businesses whilst in a challenging market [12:25] How to attract top talent into the business [14:39] Advice to entrepreneurs looking to launch a business in challenging markets [18:25] Recap on having a partner and a mentor today [19:51] James' 4 key takeaways and what to focus on to become successful   James Caan CBE: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescaancbe/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescaan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamescaanonline/ Website - https://www.james-caan.com/ Resources & Publications - https://www.james-caan.com/all-resources-publications/ Recruitment Entrepreneur - www.recruitmententrepreneur.com