Running Again? What do I love to do?
As we continue to navigate the changing recruitment and HR landscape. Are you feeling as if you are running again due to the impact of COVID-19. This week Sarah McKenna joins us to offer her thoughts and opinions on how to use this time to reflect. Firstly, on your recruitment business and, what youâve achieved whilst evaluating your future professional and personal goals.
Sarah is a recruitment professional with over a decade of experience. Can you believe she got into recruitment âby accidentâ. She experienced the 2008 recession where she âgot made redundantâ and now she is âin control of my own destinyâ. As a result, she is now the MD of her own business which focuses on the HR market.
We chat with Sarah about the impact of the current climate, and how she is approaching her clients.
âHR is all about who you know and your networkâ. For this reason, she is taking âa chance to stopâ and âsee what the last 3.5 years has actually been aboutâ. For her, itâs also a âgreat chance to get my vision, get my brand and my voice the way I want it to beâ.
My business is built on me!
With the rise in social media activity owing to the lockdown in numerous countries Globally. We switched to the subject of recruitment companies and their social messaging. Sarah’s thoughts on this topic,
âItâs your business, your brand and your reputation and youâre putting yourself out thereâ and âmy business is built on meâ.
We asked her about her LinkedIn post “give myself permission ” and why she posted it. Her response is refreshingly honest, open, and very emotive. Sarah shared that she was feeling a little deflated and wondered,
âAre people not seeing me for who I amâ
Do people understand the effort levels required to sustain your own business. If youâre a recruiter, you will really relate to the âplacement barren spellâ that all recruiters experience once in their career. It not only challenges your motivation levels, but leaves you questioning your abilities. Such bravery, to share this message openly, deserves respect.
We end the show by asking Sarah what sheâs focusing on at the moment, she says âwhat this [time] has given me is time to gather my thoughtsâ and âevaluate what I want toâ. Sarah offered some advice to HR professionals thinking about their employees in a post-COVID-19 climate, she says, âeverybodyâs reality is going to be differentâ and therefore initiatives focused on âmental health and well being is going to be huge and have to be offered!â
If that wasnât enough, below youâll hear Sarah talk about:
- How do you find the optimum balance of working time
- Prioritising family and work when youâre working remotely
- Your ideal working space for productivity
- Evaluating your social media messaging
- Building a mixed network for support and advice
- Finding time to learn new skills – how easy is that?
