Meet the Team: Eoghan Fitzgerald
Eoghan is a Recruitment Consultant on Berkley’s Life Science & Engineering team. In this interview, we chat about how Berkley has supported his career success.
Joining & Re-Joining Berkley
Eoghan initially joined Berkley, after having worked in the UK recruitment market. However, he left after six months due to the location factor.
“What’s funny is that when I pointed out the commuting issue to the management here at Berkley, they offered for me to work from home part-time. I refused because I thought that it would be too hard to stay motivated and productive. So I joined another company that was closer to home and shortly after Corona hit and I ended up working remotely anyway! After a while in the new job, it struck me that I could be doing a lot better if I was back at Berkley. It’s clear now that I made the right call. Since coming back, I’m more successful than I ever could’ve imagined.”
The Secret to Recruiting Success
Eoghan maintains that the secret to his success is to have a good personality fit for your specialist field. “I do think that in an ideal world, the vertical you specialise in should complement your own personality and traits. For example, I focus on contracts roles in the engineering sector. Engineers tend to be very direct people who prefer to get straight to the point. They’re my kind of people so I get on well with them and this makes everything easier.”
Continued Professional Growth
For Eoghan, it seems that the key to growth is being given the freedom and the space to try out new things. “Berkley gives its people so much freedom. I have a lot of autonomy here so I’m not pigeonholed into a certain area.”
He explains that this freedom is grounded in respect and trust. “It’s great to see that the management here respects everyone’s different working styles. For example, I need to get up and stretch my legs every half hour to stay focused. As long as you’re delivering, they trust that you know what you’re doing.”
This Could Be You!
If, like Eoghan, you’re interested in advancing your recruitment career, then Berkley is the ideal place to advance and grow. Contact us today to learn more about career opportunities at Berkley.
