DRIVE BY FRIDAY #100
Drive by Friday
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Drive by Friday –
100 FRIDAYS … 100 STORIES … ONE VERY FULL INBOX.
Well… this is a little bit special.
Edition #100
When I started Drive by Friday, I wasn't entirely sure where it would go or, for that matter, whether anyone would actually read it!
But here we are.
100 editions later.
That's 100 Fridays of recruitment stories, workplace observations, career conversations, hiring realities, a few opinions, a little bit of humour and, occasionally, some questionable coffee- fuelled thoughts.
And along the way, I've learnt a few things.
PEOPLE STILL MATTER
Technology changes. AI changes. Recruitment platforms change. The way we search for jobs changes. But at the heart of every hire, every career move and every workplace conversation, there are still people.
People are wonderfully complex, which is probably why no two recruitment journeys are ever quite the same and after 13 years at Simpli-U, I still find what I do so interesting.
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER MORE THAN TRANSACTIONS
The best conversations aren't always about a job.
Sometimes they're about where someone's career is heading.
Sometimes it's about a business trying to work out what it really needs.
Sometimes it's simply about staying connected.
The relationships I've built over the years have been one of the best parts of the journey.
CAREERS RARELY GO TO PLAN
I've spoken to plenty of people who thought they knew exactly where their career was heading.
And then life happened. A redundancy. A new opportunity. A change of direction. A business decision. A move interstate.
Sometimes the role you didn't expect turns out to be the one you needed.
I've certainly learnt that careers aren't always a straight line — and that's okay.
CONSISTENCY COUNTS
One hundred editions doesn't happen overnight. It happens one Friday at a time. And I think that's probably true of most things. You don't always see the impact of what you're doing straight away. But keep showing up, keep having conversations, keep sharing what you know and keep building those relationships. Eventually, you look up and realise you've come a very long way.
SO, THANK YOU
To everyone who has read one edition, ten editions or somehow made it all the way to #100.
Thank you.
To those who have replied, shared an edition, forwarded one to a colleague, told me they enjoyed it or simply opened it while having their Friday coffee, I appreciate it more than you probably realise.
Drive by Friday has always been about starting conversations and sharing information.
And I'm pretty happy that 100 editions later, those conversations are still happening.
SO, WHAT'S NEXT?
Well, I don't have a crystal ball.
But I do know there will be more recruitment stories, more workplace observations, more conversations about hiring and careers, and plenty of thoughts about the wonderfully unpredictable world of work.
And, no doubt, a few more opinions along the way.
So, here's to #101.
Thanks for coming along for the ride. 🚗
Have a great weekend!
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Lorraine Singer
Director & Consultant – Simpli-U
Recruitment Solutions for the Novated Leasing, Salary Packaging & Automotive sectors
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