• The Impact of ADHD in Work and Life

  • Oct 5 2023
  • Spieldauer: 1 Std. und 33 Min.
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The Impact of ADHD in Work and Life

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  • Jon Wakefield, Consultant at Via Resource and Simon Monaghan, Founder of Odd Shoes discuss their experiences with ADHD as recruiters, including struggles with impulsiveness, inattentiveness, and prioritising tasks. They also discuss the challenges of being spontaneous and the guilt that comes with having ADHD. Simon shares their structured approach to generating and refining ideas, as well as their experiences with neurodiverse candidates in the workplace. Emphasising the importance of understanding and accommodating individual differences, and discussing their unique approach to helping candidates prepare for interviews through personalised microsites. They also discuss how ADHD has impacted their career, including difficulty with listening and interrupting others, having many ideas but struggling to follow through on them, and leaving jobs. They advise others with ADHD to be transparent about their job history on LinkedIn and explain why they left each position. With also touching on rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) and suggests ways to make the hiring process more bearable for neurodivergent individuals.  Points Highlighted in this Episode:  Encourage open communication and support from employers for neurodiverse individuals in the workplace.  Consider a structured approach to generating and refining ideas to combat the negative aspects of ADHD.  Prioritize quality over quantity in the recruitment process and work closely with clients to understand their needs.  Be transparent about job history on LinkedIn and explain reasons for leaving each position.  Take responsibility for one's actions and avoid blaming others, especially in job interviews.  Overview Of Podcast  Introduction & your ADHD tax 5.45 What does your normal workday look like? 40.46 Neurodiversity for candidates with hiring managers 58:26 Microsites for Candidates01:14:16 Biggest impact ADHD has on a professional career01:27:52 Rejection, Sensitivity, Dysphoria  About Our Host Jon And Guest Simon  Jon Wakefield, Consultant At Via Resource  Jon joined Via Resource with a year of recruitment experience in the Cyber Security market, where he specialises in Security Engineering and DFIR.   Having placed candidates from Senior Manager Security Engineering to mid-level in highly regulated industries such as finance; Jon has built a comprehensive understanding of both candidate and client needs and addresses each role, and person, on an individual basis to find the perfect fit.  As an avid Star Wars fan, you will often see or hear Jon making connections and references to cyber security. Jon has ADHD and is an avid supporter of neurodivergent talent in the workplace.  Simon Monaghan, founder of Odd Shoes  Simon spent his adult life bouncing around sales jobs, promoting house music and singing in bands. He knew he had a problem with being distracted, distracting others and struggling to listen and focus; it wasn’t until he got into recruitment at age 35 that he realised that he couldn’t continue not taking life seriously and meeting his potential, so he got diagnosed.  That diagnosis changed everything, and structure/organisation became the platform he stood on, building a reputation in recruitment until he set up his own company at the beginning of COVID-19 in 2020, intending to change tech recruitment one hire at a time.   Now happily married and living in France, he’s made serious steps towards his lofty goals. 
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