The faces behind G-Nius: Tom
Hooray! Tom has successfully completed his probationary period. It’s time to get to know him better. Since June 1st, Tom has been a recruitment consultant at G-Nius. We sat down with him to ask some personal questions.
- You are a recruitment consultant at G-Nius, what do you do exactly?
I find the right person for a client’s job vacancy and assist our business managers in the process. As a recruitment consultant, I support our business managers. They come with requests from clients, and I search for the right candidates based on their requirements. This involves aligning the client’s needs and the necessary qualifications. Based on that, I search various channels, such as our own netwerk and LinkedIn, to find a match.
- How does your ideal workspace look like?
My ideal workspace is a pleasant, open area with plenty of opportunities for interaction with colleagues. The group shouldn’t be too large to avoid excessive noise. There should be a possibility to isolate oneself for focused work when needed. I find it enjoyable to have something playful, like a foosball table, as an addition to the workplace.
- Which job would you like to try for a day?
I would like to step into the shoes of a professional athlete for a day, such as a professional skier or snowboarder, as I also enjoy those activities. How does a sports event or training feel like for a top athlete?
- What superpower would you like to have?
That’s a tough question because I’m torn between two: the ability to fly and the power of invisibility. Flying is convenient and allows you to be anywhere quickly. But being invisible would let you see things that others can’t. Both have significant advantages. If I have to choose, I would prefer flying because it saves a lot of time.
- What do you complain about the most?
That’s an easy one: the weather. In that regard, I’m a true Dutchman, and I complain about the weather the most. It’s either too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry. There’s always something to complain about when it comes to the weather. It’s easy to blame the weather since you have no control over it.
- What is something you have wanted to do for years but still haven’t done?
Teaching ski lessons for a season in Austria. It has been on my list for years, but it hasn’t happened yet. I graduated before the COVID-19 pandemic, and during the pandemic, I started working. Skiing was put on hold at that time. Once I started working, I got into a certain workflow, and it’s not easy to take a few months off. You also need to have an employer who agrees to let you be away for half a year. And if you’re in a good position at work, you don’t easily quit your job to do this. That has been holding me back all this time, but it’s something I still want to do someday.
- What is your favorite season? And why?
I’m torn between summer and winter. Summer is always associated with going out with friends and going on vacation. I prefer an active vacation. During a winter sports vacation, that happens automatically because you spend the whole day skiing. That’s why I used to prefer winter sports vacations. Nowadays, summer is becoming more favored. In the summer, you have more freedom to choose various activities, such as hiking in Iceland or going on a city trip. Now that my summer vacations offer an active challenge, I lean more towards summer. This summer, for example, I’m going to Bali with friends.
- What makes you laugh the hardest?
Schadenfreude, the pleasure derived from someone else’s misfortune, as they say. I can laugh really hard when something unfortunate happens, like someone tripping while carrying a tray. But even smaller things like being silly in a group, that really gets me. Karma also always works well to make me laugh.
- What does your morning routine look like?
On a workday, I wake up at 5 a.m., and from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., I’m at the gym. After showering and getting ready, I’m at the office around quarter to 9 to start my workday.
It’s early, but I benefit a lot from it at the end of the day. Normally, I would also go to the gym in the evening, but that left me with no free evenings. Now, after dinner, I have a whole evening to do various things. The downside is that I’m also a night owl, so I don’t always go to bed on time.
- How do you unwind after a tough day at work?
I used to say exercising because that was my outlet. Nowadays, I relax by keeping myself occupied at home or in the garden. Reading, listening to music, or a podcast, like Michael’s 😉, also help me unwind after a tough workday. I love diving into certain topics, such as investing or cryptocurrency; that also calms me down.
