My Journey Throughout 2020-21

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In the 20 years plus of being a recruiter, I have never made a personal post on linkedin but, today feel compelled to talk about my journey throughout 2020-21.

12 months ago I registered my business on the anniversary of my dad’s birthday.  I sadly lost him on the August bank holiday of 2019 and in his memory did what he would have been proud of … going it alone!

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … it’s about learning to dance in the rain

Neom was born – a combination of Latin and Arabic meaning “New Future”

Nobody could have ever predicted what was about to happen and has it been tough? My god it’s been tough … the highs have been amazing but the lows have been hard … but, thankfully down to my incredible family, dear friends, clients and candidates, they have got me through it, I have a lot to be grateful for.

My web design guys at Sumfactors, Karen and Paul have kept me grounded with my crazy ideas, my accountant at Calvert Dawson  must be sick to death of my queries on QuickBooks .. I know I’ll never be an expert! Heather at Northern-Exposure  for that mad photo shoot we did for the website .. never in a million years did I think it would have been as much fun as it was and .. liberating!  Kim at The Agency for her encouragement and Michael at Leo Jack … you have picked me up and put me back on that track so many times and finally the Federation of Small Businesses, Heidi Green, Lisa Whalley and Stuart Wilson, thank you for your support.

So why the post? …. I just want to reach out to all of those Recruiters thinking about going it alone … I can hear you say ..I’m not sure, what about the money? where do I start? What about the security? Its maybe not the right time …. Well .. no time is the right time .. but you take a day at a time, don’t worry about things that haven’t happened and leap into the unknown.  You will never know what you capable of, but I can tell you when it’s your business, you do it your way there’s no better feeling. 

I can feel the calm before the storm and this industry is going to explode (or so I keep telling myself:) .. no seriously it is .. after every recession a phase of normality will start to move.  Clients will not have time to recruit themselves, all of their support staff they had they will need replacing and then, what’s next ? … a skill shortage because the last 12 months left a gap .. a gap that will need to be filled by amazing talent.  

It’s not long now … I don’t know about you all but I just cannot wait to get out and see my clients and candidates .. have that face to face that made us memorable.  For all those thinking it’s not going to happen ….Stick with it ..

As in the words of Tony Robbins .. “Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach”.18 Aug 2016

“Tomorrow will be a good day” from Sir Tom …  a saying I’ll be honest that resonates with me every day .. Consistency is key … if you didn’t get what you wanted today, try again tomorrow.

If you are thinking of taking the plunge and need a chat .. call me!  I would love to hear about your journey .. 07961 830505

Neom is a recruitment agency based in West and North Yorkshire that specialises in sourcing and placing exceptional individuals
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