Ian Mael
I have been working in the recruitment industry for the past 14 years, initially in the public sector before making the move into the private sector. During my career, I have had the opportunity to recruit interim professionals and permanent employees in the UK and Internationally across all levels. I have been fortunate enough to partner with some of the biggest companies in the world along with high potential start-up organisations.
I hugely enjoy engaging with HR Professionals and business leaders on a daily basis, and take pride in helping my executive community to address short and long term business challenges and add tangible value in their work.
Outside the office, my two big passions are family and sport. My weekends are usually focused on keeping my son entertained, he has just started football training and loves going swimming. There aren’t too many sports I don’t enjoy playing and watching, whilst football is always at top of the list. I am regular a gym-goer; I swim 6-7 times per week and attend fitness classes when there is time. Lastly, anybody who knows me will testify that I love my coffee!
Being able to actively contribute to discussions on business matters, offer insights, and provide valuable perspectives beyond just people-related issues, enhances your influence…
Sharing your experiences with others can also provide perspective and help you determine the best course of action.
Managing day to day service delivery in addition to the enormous workload burden of pandemic crisis management was simply exhausting
The interim contract and consultant market is becoming an increasingly popular route for many senior-level professionals who have achieved most or all of their professional milestones, and seek a new change of direction in their career.
Because they’re not a part of the permanent team, they have an opportunity to touch on unpopular topics or address difficult issues (and personalities)
…with so much of our lives spent at work, dare I say that choosing the right career and working environment could be a bigger decision than choosing the right life partner?
Cue a plethora of posts across social media channels and company websites showing support and pledging activism within that week. But immediately after that, the corporate posting focus shifted away to other topics.
..recruiter reputations haven’t always the best for communications consistency - job seekers talk of getting lots of love from recruiters when they’re in a hiring process, and getting silence from their agencies or TA specialists otherwise.
Perhaps coincidentally, we’ve seen an increasing trend for internal Talent Acquisition teams moving towards better addressing both “candidate experience” and “employer of choice” branding through their own advertising channels, with alignment to their company’s broader marketing strategies
For sure, whilst not considered a mental illness, employee burnout should be treated as mental health issue - if allowed to go unchecked and unsupported, burnout can have far reaching consequences.