I started working at Hays in 2014 on the Retail division, focusing on wholesale. I proactively created a business strategy for my division which quickly allowed me to reach my ambitions. One year after, I became Team Leader for the Retail division, and after two years I accepted the challenge to manage the Sales & Marketing team. I indicated that I wanted to grow my people management skills, so I received the opportunity to lead the Engineering division as well, starting June 2018. So, I was proud to see how much I evolved in those four years as a person and as a manager. I’m very grateful that Hays offered me a lot of qualitative classroom trainings in Belgium and EMEA, and that they also support on-the-job learning. It was also made possible to switch office when I recently moved from Antwerp to Ghent.

As a consultant: making the right match. The feeling you get when your candidate agrees on a salary proposition is absolutely fantastic. You make 3 parties happy, the candidate, the client and yourself. As a team leader: seeing your people grow thanks to your individual coaching.

The Hays XL incentive. During 13 weeks, we had to reach all kinds of targets and I was, of course, very driven to reach all of them. After 13 weeks, however, a lottery would decide who could join in on an exclusive trip to Ibiza. And guess what, I won a ticket! I was extremely happy that I could go on the trip! A moment I’ll always remember.

Ask open questions! Recruitment is all about analyzing the needs of your candidates and clients and trying to match them. If you are inquisitive and you have a passion for people, then you will be able to make the right match. If on top of that, you are prepared to go the extra mile and you want your career to evolve, it is important for you to know that at Hays, the sky is the limit.

"Thanks to the professional training Hays provided, I was able to evolve in a few years time from consultant to team leader of multiple divisions."