Broaden your Horizons

I left school at 16 not having any idea what I wanted to do, so I decided to head to a recruitment agency, hoping they would be able to help me out.

Luckily they did and my first interview was with a company called Deutsche Bank. I went to the interview, feeling pretty nervous as it was my first one but it went absolutely fine and a few hours later they called me and offered me the job. I was so happy and I took it straight away.  I ended up staying in that job for just over five years.  I loved the people that I worked with and I really enjoyed working within the office environment.  My job varied from day to day which was great; I wasn’t always doing the same thing!

Then, after 5 years passed I felt like I needed a change. It was a toss up between getting a new job doing the same thing or going travelling. What did I pick? To go travelling of course! 

Looking back it was the best decision I have ever made, I have now travelled the whole of Australia and I am currently in New Zealand.  I have been here in New Zealand for about 5 weeks, I am currently temping which is great while you’re travelling.  I have a long-term assignment as a receptionist which I am really enjoying. 

I feel that while I have been travelling it has opened my mind to a lot more job opportunities for me in the future as I have worked in different roles and also different environments. It has given me a lot more experience and it has broadened my horizons for the future.  I am planning on travelling and working for another 8 months which will be great. 

But then it will be back home to settle down and get back into a steady career. I will definitely work in an office environment again. Ideally I would love to get back into my previous role which was within the Trust industry, but I have also loved working with administration and reception, so we will have to wait and see what the next year or so has in store for me.

Nadia, 23, UK