Fawad Javaid: From Student Life to Thriving Careers | TxC Podcast Ep.20

Fawad Javaid, Recruitment Manager at one of the biggest companies in the world - Capgemini, sits with us today to talk all things transition: - Transitioning from living in Pakistan to moving 3,500+ miles away to the Netherlands - Transitioning from being a student to an agency recruiter - Then, transitioning from agency recruitment to managing a team at a billion-dollar company Connect with Fawad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fawad-javaid-82b663140/ Connect with TxC: TxC LinkedIn Community: https://linkedin.com/company/txcpodcast Daisy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-ilaria/ Jamie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-everett1/ Timestamps: 02:44. Transition from Pakistan to the Netherlands. 08:00. Experiences working and studying in the Netherlands. 15:16. Entry into the recruitment industry. 24:08. Challenges in the fast-paced agency recruitment environment. 32:04. Transition to corporate recruitment at CJ. 36:10. Importance of company culture and manager's role. 47:04. Assessing candidates' personalities and skills beyond technical knowledge. 54:02. Opinions on personality and intelligence tests in recruitment. 58:26. Managing a diverse team and dealing with unconscious bias.