Antonia joined Hydrogen back in October 2021 as an Associate Consultant in our Life Sciences department. Following her recent promotion to Consultant, we got the low-down on her success so far at Hydrogen.
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Which university did you attend and what did you study?
For my undergrad degree I studied Psychology at Portsmouth University and then I did a Masters at the University of Sussex in Human Resources and Management.
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How did you originally hear about a career in recruitment?
I first heard about recruitment in my HR degree. We had a whole module on in-house recruitment which was really interesting. I also had a number of friends going into recruitment at the same time!
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What made you come to the decision that a career in recruitment was right for you?
It’s such a people-based business which I love. I’ve also been in customer facing roles so it was definitely something I wanted to stay in. I love speaking with people and it’s great to be able to make money through doing so as well.
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What skillset do you think is important to being a successful recruiter?
The top three most important are communication, resilience, and patience!
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What do you enjoy about being a Recruiter?
I love the excitement, the challenges and being able to speak to so many people from all over definitely keeps it interesting!
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What’s your best bit of advice for someone just starting their career in this industry?
Speak to everyone you possibly can and don’t over complicate things!
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Why did you choose Hydrogen to kickstart your recruitment career over other agencies?
Hydrogen has such a welcoming family atmosphere, and everyone is so friendly and supportive. Before starting here, I had always worked in family businesses so that relationship was very important to me and I definitely feel that here.
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What has been your biggest success to date?
I won a competition between the rookies in the department for the most deals before Christmas and won £400!
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What’s one fact about yourself that is not on your LinkedIn profile?
All my previous companies have been family businesses, so this is the first time I am working without being in a family position!
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What’s next for you in your career with Hydrogen?
I’ll be striving towards my next promotion and hopefully getting on one of the annual incentive trips!