Nicola Marshall | Speakers for Schools
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Nicola Marshall

People Director, Welcome Break

HAVING JOINED HOSPITALITY AT A YOUNG AGE, I FOUND A LOVE FOR PEOPLE BUSINESSES, WHETHER CUSTOMER OR OUR TEAM. WORKING IN OPERATIONS GAVE ME THE SKILLS TO MANAGE TEAMS OF ALL SIZES AND AGES AS WELL AS LEARNING TO RUN AN OPERATION.
HAVING GONE TO UNIVERSITY AND UNDERTAKEN A BUSINESS DEGREE, ON GRADUATING I JOINED A GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND QUICKLY PROGRESSED. I THEN TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE INTO RECRUITMENT, AND THEN SIDEWAYS INTO HR AND HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK.
IN 2009 MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN AND WHEN SHE WAS 3, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO MY STUDIES AND COMPLETE MY PGDIP IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WHILST MAINTAINING MY CAREER AND DEVELOPING MYSELF FOR MY FUTURE.
I HAVE BEEN PEOPLE DIRECTOR NOW FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS.
I HAVE A PASSION FOR SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PROGRESSION AND SEEING THEIR OWN TALENTS. I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT SETTING YOUNG ADULTS UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE WORKPLACE AS THEY TRANSITION FROM EDUCATION TO THE WORKPLACE.