After leaving school, Liberty started an apprenticeship at an Estate Agency, she did amazingly well and stuck it out for a year and a half, but something was niggling her.  Her role seemed lacking and after seeing an advert to join Just Construction as an Associate Consultant, she jumped at the opportunity and started working with us in October 2021.

Recruitment sales isn’t for the faint hearted, it’s a roller coaster, pulling at every emotion and comes with major highs and large dips. This is something we don’t hide when bringing people into the business, but we ensure they are trained well and are able to manage these effectively when they come. Its easy to get carried away when you’re doing well and just as easy to feel crap when you’re not.

We all live by our ‘Why’ – Why we do the job, why we come into work.

When I asked Libs about her ‘Why’ she said that her job, is to get someone their dream job.  Which let’s face it, getting your dream job is what we all want in life.  She enjoys building relationships, creating a rapport with her clients, being able to pre-empt their needs by asking the right questions, getting to know them and the needs of their business. With this knowledge, she knows who the right candidate for each role is and can always fulfil the client’s expectations.

It isn’t about placing just anyone in a role to earn commission, sure everyone has targets to hit, but Libs knows that if a job isn’t right for a candidate, then it’s only a matter of time before they hand in their notice and we’re back to square one. At Just Construction, we don’t train our Consultants to put square pegs in round holes (only when its necessary – that’s for another day). Being honest and transparent in all we do is something we value, something we pride ourselves in and Liberty oozes this.

Recruitment isn’t for everyone.  It can be a challenging environment.  When asked what the hardest thing about the role is, Liberty said that the knockbacks can be very tough. Every Consultant goes through ups and downs, that’s the joy of sales! It can be to do with wider issues, for example, the current economic climate and a lot of businesses are still feeling the effects of COVID and even Brexit. The ups and downs can be soul destroying, but knowing how to pick herself up, to keep going and to persevere is the way Libs gets herself through the tough times.

With any role, it takes time to learn the job inside and out and it’s a constant learning curve.  Sometimes self-doubt kicks in.  Liberty has gone through these emotions as has every person in recruitment.  Having targets, smashing them then receiving her well earned promotion made her realise that her hard work is really paying off.

Asked what she enjoys about working for Just Construction she replied that one of the key things is the support she’s received. Through the good times and the bad, there is either recognition and reward or everyone is there to pick you up and help you get back to where you need to be. We are a work family, and we take care of each other.

So, after her promotion, what are her aspirations for the future? Well, Libs wants to continue to build her market, but she has also recently been mentoring new team members and realised that she has a natural ability to lead and train. She enjoys helping people and is interested in looking at a management role in the future.  We will certainly be supporting her, whatever direction she decides to take.

Lastly, I asked her how she sees her market – after the initial boost in construction activity post COVID are things slowing down? Her view is that the building services sector remains very buoyant.  She is still seeing it as a candidate driven market and that there is no slow down. There is still a skills shortage, and she thinks it would be good to see more companies addressing this with internal training and apprenticeship schemes, but overall, 2023 is looking good for the Building Services sector and Liberty is very excited.

Well, Liberty has had a blinder of a year in 2022 and we can see her smashing 2023! Well done on your promotion Libs, we are proud of you and all you’ve achieved.