S01E01 Mikko, CEO of Nordic Recruitment & Consulting | nordicconsulting.org

4/24/2025

Welcome to the talk with Mikko!

Mikko has started his recruitment agency over 10 years ago.

We talk about the value added of a hiring agency (19:10), what does certification means in Cyber Security (28:55), and he shares this little weird trick that helps him talk to senior candidates for the role… (29:15)

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Below the talk, you will find a timeline of topics that we brought up :)

0:00 My funny mistake

1:00 How Mikko moved to Bulgaria

4:05 Organic start of Nordic Recruitment & Consulting

7:05 A difference between Finland & Bulgaria

8:40 Organic growth pays off!

11:20 Be consistent & have a good working habits

13:05 Cyber Security situation nowadays

19:10 Valud added of a hiring agency (check out the last one!)

21:50 How Mikko finds the clients

24:30 If you are able to help where it hurts... 25:25 Recruitment in Cyber Security

28:55 What does having CISSP mean?

29:15 One weird trick to use when talking to senior candidates

32:00 Mikko's advice to people working in Cyber & Recruitment industries