#32 | Football coaching powers my TA | Manuel da Sillva – Talent Acquisition Lead @ Zalando

#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:   / insidezalando  
Instagram:   / insidezalando  
LinkedIn:   / zalando  
Website: https://jobs.zalando.com/

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