As I write this blog, I am days away from my 3*th birthday (I am NOT going to reveal my age obviously, but let’s just say, I am staring 40 down the barrel!) and yet most days, I genuinely don’t feel any different to how I did when I was 28, bar a few more grey hairs and laughter lines…..!

Age brings with it wisdom, experience, anecdotes and testimonials which allow a person to be sought out as more of an expert to their field and even their peers. In most professions, when you have been employed for over a decade (which automatically puts you in your 30s at least) this creates an impression of authority and respect (providing the person is credible, of course…!)

Recruitment – not terribly PC are we?

However, in recruitment, (the unpolitically correct recruitment sector that is the reality – sorry to sound so harsh and candid but it is true) I am regarded as somewhat of a veteran and this scares me to be honest…I’m only 3*, how can that be old??!

When asked to benchmark myself culturally by hiring clients, I have to class (pigeon hole really) myself as “old skool” although I am not to sure what that actually means! I started my recruitment life before mobiles, laptops and iPhone so, of course, I am not sat here now on my Spectrum 48k with my yellow pages, so what does it actually mean?? Isn’t it an empty gesture to try and define someone by purely their age, rather than their attitude, achievements and perceived potential? [Read more...]

Lysha Holmes

Lysha Holmes is founding director of Qui Recruitment established in 2005 to completely challenge the traditionally poorly perceived service offered by other Rec 2 Rec providers. Lysha and Qui Recruitment are dedicated to representing the best talent to the best suited roles, focussing on placing recruiters of all levels.

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