Update from John and his new Employer

After his successful interview and gaining employment, John is doing really well in his new job. His employer is pleased with his success and says that John has exceeded his expectations and continues to exceed them.

Update from John and his new Employer

What the company look for in an employee
We are looking for self motivated, intelligent people with common sense who can communicate well and work efficiently and effectively, either on their own or as part of a team. They need to be flexible, co-operative, presentable and professional.

John ticks all of these boxes. He is an amazing find. Above all he is highly self motivated and is very keen to use the opportunity of employment with us to the full. He is enthusiastic, totally professional, helpful and uses his initiative to the full. He has fitted in extremely well and has already become an indispensable part of our team.



What were your expectations from John
I interviewed John at length and he gave a full and frank account of his past and where he wanted to get to in the future. It was clear that he was a highly motivated and naturally intelligent individual who had lost his way and fallen out of the educational system into a parallel world.

My expectations were that he would take full advantage of the opportunity presented to him and look at ways to improve himself through work, training and education. As with any employee, an interview is only an interview and the reality of the individual in the working environment can be very different.

People can be very good at selling themselves in interview. John was very frank in his interview. He did not hide anything about his past and demonstrated his passion for the future. The risk of the reality not measuring up to the person I interviewed was in my opinion low.



How is John getting along now
I had high expectations for John based on what he was able to communicate to me in his interview. John has been well received by everyone he has worked with. He fitted in immediately. He has exceeded my expectations and continues to exceed them.

Could you tell us more about your organisation and what John’s role is.
We are an international consulting firm with a significant presence in Europe and North America. John has joined our forensics practice (which essentially deals with the investigation of white collar crime and the estimation of damages in commercial litigation), initially as an office administrative assistant.

His role is to make sure that all of the day to day administration of our practice functions without a hitch. This involves the post room, supporting the IT function, assisting the consultants with administrative tasks on assignments, deliveries and many other day to day responsibilities.

Our professional staff are qualified Chartered Accountants and John is keen to transition to the professional side in time. He is enrolling on basic accounting courses (which we will assist with the cost of) and is attempting to fill the gaps in his qualifications with classes outside work. There is every chance that John will be able to transition to the professional side of the business based on his performance and abilities to date.



John sent this message to Emma to update her on how he has been getting on;

Hi Emma,

I’ve been good thanks for asking. I have been enjoying my time as part of CRA Lee & Allen and I love it here. I am enrolling in college to start my AAT at level 2 in London Bridge from September to February then go on to level 3 and level 4 which will be great. Then I am one step closer to being a Chartered Accountant


Thanks for your message and give my regards to your family and I hope we speak soon

Have a nice day

John