The Detour

It was a Wednesday afternoon around 3pm and I had taken the day off. I had my third interview with Morgan McKinley and my first and final interview with Broadbean. Let me set the scene for you. I had dressed to the absolute nines for the interview with Broadbean, a grey three-piece suit with a bright red tie. Of course, this is the attire for a job interview, right? I approached the doors of Broadbean and gave one more look at what I was wearing (I think I may have overdressed for this). The floor was something I had never seen before. Everyone looked like they were actually enjoying themselves and to top it off there was music playing. Surely not? I’ve walked into the glass the room with Dan Cohen asking me if I needed a glass of water. He himself was wearing jeans. Once again, I looked down at my attire and quickly became relaxed, taking my blazer off and the 1950’s red tie!

It was one of the best interview’s I’ve ever had, and I was offered the job there and then. I asked if I could have 24 hours to make a decision.

Standing outside of Canary Wharf I called my wife (at the time my girlfriend) and asked what why I should go. I recalled her words like it was yesterday “You’ve tried recruitment for years and for whatever reason it has not worked out, you have an opportunity, a stepping stone to move into something different”. It was then I made the decision to pivot my journey to tech sales.

Lesson:

Its ok if your business or life in general does not work out, there is always a way to pivot your career or your situations. Take a leap of faith to a different path. You never know what’s behind the door. For every successful man there is always a powerful woman behind him.