Five minutes with Awais Tahir

1. What is your role within the company? IT support
2. Where are you based? Dublin, Ireland.
3. How do you find working remotely? Embracing this modern work style has undoubtedly opened up new opportunities and revolutionized the traditional office dynamic, bringing greater freedom and flexibility to our daily routines.
4. What’s your favourite part of your job? One of the enjoyable aspects of my role is the inherent simplicity of the solutions, juxtaposed with the complexity involved in identifying the underlying problem. The process of diagnosing issues is undoubtedly the most challenging aspect of my job.
5. You dial the phone, who is the ideal person who could answer your call? My friend Ali, who is always there for me, has been a constant source of support and companionship.
6. Tell me something interesting about you? Only those close to me are aware of my this habit that I have an insatiable sweet tooth, and I could easily devour sweets all day long.

Five minutes with Stjepan Ivancan

1. What is your role within the company? Managing outsourcing projects, also dealing with compliance and general process improvement.
2. Where are you based? At the moment, jumping between Ireland and Croatia.
3. How do you find working remotely? Logical, productive and fulfilling.
4. What’s your favourite part of your job? Noticing positive impact of implemented changes, this is most rewarding when we receive positive feedback from our customers.
5. You dial the phone, who is the ideal person who could answer your call? Anyone with some positive news or jaunty attitude.
6. Tell me something interesting about you? The number of my hobbies and interests is surpassed only by the number of miles I have on the road.

Five minutes with Olya Maksiuta

1. What is your role within the company? Head of Allen Outsource
2. Where are you based? The UK, Sevenoaks.
3. How do you find working remotely? It’s cool not to spend time commuting to London every day, but I am delighted to see our team in real life once a month.
4. What’s your favourite part of your job? I love to make our clients happy!
5. You dial the phone, who is the ideal person who could answer your call? Tony Hsieh.
6. Tell me something interesting about you? I worked in the bank, the railway company, the grain processing complex and the internet shop. My hobby is ballroom dance.

Five minutes with Paul Martin

1. What is your role within the company? Head of Contract Recruitment
2. Where are you based? Portsmouth, Uk
3. How do you find working remotely? No problem.
4. What’s your favourite industry to recruit in? I have recruited across many, and they are all interesting to me, although the issues tend to be the same.
5. What’s your favourite part of your job? Collaborating with clients and colleagues to solve problems.
6. You dial the phone, who is the ideal person who could answer your call? Well that is a very interesting question indeed……probably something music-related (George Michael if it wasn’t now impossible).
7. Tell me something interesting about you? I have completed two 4-day charity cycling events (not sure how interesting this actually is?!) to coincide with my birthday – one was London-Paris (290 miles), the other London-Amsterdam-Brussels (340 miles). These days I am happy with a leisurely 20-miler as a fair-weather cyclist

Five minutes with Breean Weldrick

1. What is your role within the company? Director of Sales – Ireland
2. Where are you based? Ireland
3. How do you find working remotely? Love it
4. What’s your favourite part of your job? Consulting with Clients
5. You dial the phone, who is the ideal person who could answer your call? Finance Directors
6. Tell me something interesting about you? Used to work in Jamie Oliver’s Restaurant in Sydney

Areas of specialism:

• Business Development
• Senior Level Recruitment

Interesting facts:

• I am learning to play the drums
• Former Captain of Carton House Golf Club

Five minutes with Wiktoria Michalowska

1. What is your role within the company? Country Director – Netherlands
2. Where are you based? Ireland 
3. How do you find working remotely? Loving it – I started working remotely a couple of years back and I can never go back. 
4. What’s your favourite part of your job? Working on challenging projects. 
5. You dial the phone, who is the ideal person who could answer your call? My granny – best chats! 
6. Tell me something interesting about you? I love Latin American culture and vegan cuisine.