Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

What is the best "Life Changing" advice you have received?

Name: What is the best "Life Changing" advice you have received?
Uploaded: 2023-03-02T18:30:09+00:00
Duration: 17 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: Speaker A's grandfather told him, "It's never as good as it seems. It's never as bad as it seems." When the grandfather died the day before a crucial job…

2 Mar 2023 · 0 min

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Speaker A's grandfather told him, "It's never as good as it seems. It's never as bad as it seems." When the grandfather died the day before a crucial job interview in London, Speaker A went anyway and got the job, staying at the company for nearly seven years. The advice helped him navigate grief and later challenges at work.

It's never as good as it seems. It's never as bad as it seems. What my granddad always used to say. I've never really told anyone, but my granddad actually passed away the day before my final interview at Wiser. It was expected, so it doesn't make it any easier, but it was expected. And then obviously it was a bit like, right, okay, what do I do here? Do I cancel this interview?
Do I still go?
Yeah. Yeah. Going back to that sheer want, that need to make it work. He wouldn't want me to pass up the opportunity. Me not going is not gonna bring him back. So maybe in this case, not as bad as it seems. Mm-hmm. Hopped in my car, went to London, got the job, and here we are nearly 7 years later. But again, never get too high, never as good as it seems, and in the past 6 months where it's been a little bit tougher, we've had to work much harder, it's never as bad as it seems.