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As we continue to celebrate our 25th Anniversary and the milestones we have achieved, our focus naturally turns to the future. We are filled with excitement as we consider the strengths and opportunities that lie ahead of our staff. Our greatest assets are our employees - a group of talented individuals who have contributed to our success and will continue to play a crucial role in shaping our future. ⁠We connected with Keegan Bunt about how he feels about the future of the firm.  ⁠*What do you see in the future for your professional growth here? ⁠"Endless knowledge. With how the firm is structured I can work on a new type of project almost daily, with that I am constantly learning new things."⁠  *What has been the most valuable lesson you have learned so far? "⁠Work doesn’t have to be something you endure or dread. With the right environment and people it can be the highlight of your day."

Malinda Parkinson was Hadron Group's first employee in 2019 and has just celebrated her 5th anniversary with us. We took this opportunity to ask her a few questions on her highlights over that time. ⭐ What has been the most interesting project you've worked on in your five years with us, and why? I have worked across so many varied projects that it is hard to choose a favourite or the most interesting. For me personally, I really enjoy working on projects where I feel like I am having an impact. That may be because we are shaping the development and delivery of a major project that will have a significant impact for many people, however in many instances it is more that our team is providing a unique perspective or capability that the client team couldn’t otherwise do, which also has a huge impact. ⭐ What changes have you seen in the industry that interest you?   NSW is in an interesting place at the moment, coming off the back of significant investment in infrastructure. New light rail and metro networks and the Western Sydney International Airport are just a few examples of major projects that are facilitating major growth and development across greater Sydney. However, we are still facing major challenges including a shortfall in housing and significant gap in affordable housing. Both policy makers and the private sector will play an important role in working through these challenges and it will be great to have the opportunity to help shape this. ⭐ How has your role evolved over the past five years?   I think most noticeably, my approach to work has evolved to facilitate the juggle between family and work. I used to have the luxury of being able to work wherever and whenever. I am now a lot more focused and prioritise my time more effectively. I am grateful that Hadron Group provides the opportunity for me to work on interesting problems and make a difference whilst also maintaining the flexibility to enjoy quality time with my two little ones.

And just like it’s been 5 years since I joined Impact, not sure where the time has gone, but it has been a blast! 💥 Recruitment has certainly had its challenges over the last few years, I have learnt so much by working in this industry and it’s one of the reasons why I love it 😍 Every day is different, no day is the same, it is forever changing and adapting, with new challenges and is highly rewarding when you find that perfect job for the perfect person. So here is to many more years of working in this incredible industry 🥂🍾🎉 #workanniversary #recruitment #celebrate

Today is my 10th work anniversary at Grundfos, and I’d like to celebrate it sharing here how my recruitment process took place, in order to thank the people who participated in the process and finally chose me, and hopefully, to inspire others with this story; it certainly inspired myself! When I applied for the job published by Grundfos, I was not aware about a personal situation that in my view at that time, it was going to jeopardize my chances of getting the job. In the mid of the recruitment process, I realized that I was pregnant, and I communicated it to Grundfos and to recruitment agency in charge of the process. It was a big surprise that they didn’t change their minds in including me in the candidates list and even a bigger surprise when I was told that I was chosen for the job position. Their decision had a big effect on me. I am not sure I would have easily taken the same decision, and not because I don’t believe that women should have equal opportunities; I am a defender of creating diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace. However, I was assuming that, as I was going to be 16 weeks for the maternity leave (that is for Spain), and vacant position was in urgency to be filled, that was a clearly no go from my application. However, they taught me a big lesson, and decided to look for the long term instead of the short, to take into account my experience and background and not considering my personal situation, and they didn’t follow any bias that my personal situation could have misled.  Instead, that confidence that they placed in me, it gave me full trust in Grundfos and, moreover, a great respect for the people who took that decision. At the end, society and companies are made of people, and we all, with our actions and decisions, we are creating that professional and social environment we are living in. They also gave me self-confidence to try to inspire others with similar actions! I hope this story inspires more people too! Therefore, special thanks to these people who gave me a great lesson 10 years ago: Mari Cruz Mateos Sevillano, Nestor Bernad Folia , José Ramón Vilana Arto , Julián Trascasa Caño and Lola Servert . #proudtobegrundfos #diversityequityandinclusion

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Today marks my official last day of 2023! And whatta year it has been. I can't go on holidays without penning down my own year-in-review. It was a landmark year for our region, with various Asia-first reports and local insights that we produced at WARC and together with our partners. The best thing about this job is learning more about what it takes to market effectively in Asia, directly from the people who are doing the good and hard work on-the-ground. So what's my sense for next year? It's about going beyond monoculture marketing in Asia. Read more here (https://lnkd.in/giqpkhhE). A BIG thanks to all my partners, who I always consider as part of my extended team, for making this year happen. Here's to an even better 2024! Happy holidays everyone. To name a few PR partners (too many strategists to note!) Nicholas Goldstiver Short Jolene Tan Candie Chiong EllenEllen Cuijpers Sherawaye Hagger Sandra Hogg Sieu Ping Low Barbara Messer Charlotte Mceleny Lydia Ng Justin Low Naomi Michael Sam Strauss Anna Liya Mugglestone #apac #marketingandadvertising #effectiveness

Celebrating 5 years at Blue Arrow and what a 5 years it been! Between the Pandemic and the Menopause its been a rollercoaster for sure!!! Everyday is a school day and I always like to reflect and think about what new things I've learnt and what personal growth I have experienced this last year and "being kind to yourself", "being even braver", "ask even more questions" and taking more time to reflect are a few! And of course thank goodness HRT and a fabulous team keeping me motivated to be the best version of myself on a daily basis! Self-reflection helps you consider your thoughts and ideas. It can influence the inner dialogue that shapes your interaction with the world around you. It isn't always easy, but learning how to reflect is a crucial way to grow, both in your personal life and at work. Some of the benefits of taking time to reflect include: developing more awareness of yourself and the people you work with, solidifying your ambitions and considering what you hope to do with your life, reducing negative thoughts, emphasising your strengths and correcting your weaknesses, deciding your professional goals and working out opportunities to realise them, improving your creative thinking abilities engaging with work processes and discovering how to work smarter and developing greater confidence. Don't wait for an anniversary, get REFLECTING today 😍

Do we even celebrate work anniversaries anymore? This week marked 3 years since joining Elevate Global having been previously made redundant due to pandemic cuts.  As we all know it was a scary, unpredictable time for all 3 years ago, and work as we knew it had changed indefinitely. The events world grounded to a sharp hard no thank you and marketing became a bad word, it was a tough tough world out there. Joining Elevate to lead on a huge government piece (1200 staff per day) for a 4 month project turning into a 14 month project turning into leading what is currently the largest staffing project (2000+ staff per day) for the biggest sporting event taking place in Paris in 2024 is absolutely my career highlight.  Whilst I’m certainly not thanking or celebrating the terrible pandemic for being where I am today, I am pondering on the way the universe works in mysterious ways to lead one thing to another and so on.  Had I not been made redundant I wouldn’t be here… The other flip to the anniversary pondering coin is how long people stay in work placements overall… Statistically people stay in their jobs for 4.1 years on average in the UK and I’ve never been less than 3+ years anywhere without a budget cut being the exit reason, perhaps being a taurus who needs to be grounded has moulded that longevity. Obviously sprinkle in amazing leading MDs and friends for life colleagues is paramount to the days you spend more at work than at home so much more enjoyable. Accordingly to tradition of marriage, leather is the anniversary gift given - so Elevate France I’m awaiting my leathery gift in this wonderful marriage with more years to come 😁

Celebrating the completion of my second year in Ørsted ! Here are some interesting experiences I had in my second year: 1. Parental Leave of 12 weeks for the birth of my second child. A global policy which meant a Malaysian baby and family is just as important as any around the world to the organisation. 2. Seeing the company adapt to a tough industry situation, which meant saying goodbye to some awesome colleagues whose roles had become redundant globally. 3. My first trip to South Korea to a submarine cable manufacturer's plant. 4. My first trip to China to another submarine cable manufacturer's plant. 5. My first time working on a project for Poland. 6. My first time participating in employee elections resulting in me being appointed as an Alternate Employee-Elected Member of the Board of Directors Orsted A/S 2024-2025. There's no official duty since I'm only an alternate though. My reflections at this time based on the fact that the renewable energy industry will definitely grow towards 2050 1. As an employee, there's a need to relentlessly develop skills and knowledge to be a valuable asset in growing this industry towards 2050 2. There will be ups and downs in the industry towards 2050 due to various external circumstances which we must have robust plans to withstand, and adapt rapidly as required to keep moving forward. 3. To provide opportunity for anyone without prior RE industry experience to get involved, we need to ensure there exists free access to certification in RE industry basics. That will remove any barrier to entry for new and experienced talents. 4. We need great engineers to design and deliver better assets, so engineering careers need to be encouraged by ensuring that the industry's scale of fees encourage engineers to aspire to become world class specialists and consultants. Paying engineers well results in longer term cost savings and improvement in quality. 5. The RE targets for 2050 will only materialise if there is a supply chain that can deliver, regulations and policies that support it, and lastly grid systems that can enable it. So this means the entire industry needs to move together towards this target and we need to collaborate to make it happen. With that, I'd say that I'm grateful for the eventful year for me and I'm positively curious what the next year holds for me and the industry.

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