{"id":4161,"date":"2025-07-10T10:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centrepeople.com\/jp\/article\/?p=4161"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:43:59","slug":"meet-the-team-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centrepeople.com\/jp\/article\/meet-the-team-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol.11 – Trust-Building Recruitment: “Omotenashi” and Cross-Cultural Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we met with Andrew Jones, to talk about his 2-year career so far at Centre People. Having lived in Japan for 4 years as an English Teacher before starting at Centre People in 2023, we got his thoughts on Japanese culture and working as a recruiter in the UK.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How did you get started in recruitment?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhen I came back to the UK, I decided to register with Centre People, and I wasn\u2019t sure what I wanted to do. Luckily enough, there was a position available, although recruitment was something I had in the back of my mind, it was a new thing for me. I knew I could use some of my skills from working as an English teacher, so that\u2019s how I got into it. We have an amazing team here, I think it\u2019s going very well!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s something your clients and candidates might be surprised to learn about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a massive history nerd, or history \u201centhusiast.\u201d! I spend a lot of my free time reading about history and have even written historical articles for my hometown of Hereford \u2013 a very historical place. When I\u2019m not working, I\u2019ll have my nose buried in a history book or listening to a podcasts. Currently I\u2019m very interested in early modern British history, like the Tudors, the Stuarts, and the English Civil War.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you enjoy doing in your free time?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m an avid gym-goer, but in keeping with my love of history, I\u2019m a collector of antiques \u2013 I mostly collect from antique fairs or special antique shops. My hometown as well as London, there\u2019s lot of fairs around. My prized possession is an 1875 Martini Henry Mark 3, a rifle!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think are the key traits needed to work in a Japanese company?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d put it to three key things, which would be resilience, attention to detail, and politeness. Even if you\u2019re not personally succeeding, it\u2019s a team effort. Knowing that everyone is working towards the same goal, if the team is succeeding, you\u2019re succeeding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite common in British work to be a little slap-dash, just getting the general gist of things, which is fine. But in Japanese companies, things have to be done to a high standard, everything individually is analysed. You have to provide a high level of customer service, bringing that Japanese omotenashi spirit to help your clients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What surprised you the most when you started working at ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most surprising thing was the team, in a sense. Interviewing, I could tell the team was very professional, but working with them for two years, I realised everyone just wants everyone else to succeed. Everyone is very open, honest, and accommodating. The quality of the people working here, is really top notch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How has working in recruitment changed you personally?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think naturally I\u2019m much more of an introverted person, so recruitment certainly does make you more outgoing, talking to lots of people daily. It makes you a lot more comfortable speaking to people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also made me a lot more understanding of the business world, it gives you a good understanding of how companies work, how the job market works, and having that knowledge has given me a better empathy for job seekers, and how challenging that can be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think is the most important quality in a recruiter?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPersistence is the most important quality, so even if you get knocked down, being able to pick yourself up and just continue fighting on. It\u2019s still something I find challenging, but it\u2019s important to get consistent results for your job seekers and corporate clients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re lucky to have Andrew on our team, providing European based companies with his expertise on cross-cultural employment. Feel free to connect with Andrew here on LinkedIn, and follow us to meet more of our fantastic consultants!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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