The rise and rise of RecruitLoop

What does it take to grow your small company from a start-up to a global success story in six years? Our Managing Director, Cynthia Dearin interviewed RecruitLoop Founder, Paul Slezak, to find out.

Paul and his co-founder, Michael Overell started RecruitLoop in Sydney, Australia in 2011, from a co-working space. Fast-forward to 2017 and the pair operates from San Francisco and serves clients in 54 countries.

To hear Paul’s story and find what you need to do to make it on the international stage, check out the interview, below.

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