30 years ago: Landing my first job in recruitment and surviving my first two weeks

This week I celebrate my 30 year anniversary of joining the recruitment industry. Day one of my career in recruitment was Monday 6 February 1989 at Accountancy Personnel (now Hays) 5-8 Glenn House, Stag Place, Victoria, London SW1E 5AG.

Having departed Australia for Hong Kong on 19 December 1988 with a good friend of mine, we spent the next three weeks t…