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Kerry Morris

Business Manager

Tell us about your PageGroup career so far:
 
I joined Michael Page in March 2010, specialising in the recruitment of Sales professionals. I had worked for a smaller boutique agency prior to Page and the business was only 4 years old in SA by then, but still possessed the international feel that the business promised. When the opportunity came up to start a new discipline – Procurement and Supply Chain, I jumped at it. It was a market that was growing rapidly in SA and I was afforded the opportunity to specialise within another team.
 
Since then I have enjoyed 2 promotions, one to Managing Consultant and the other to Manager. I have been a Business Manager with a business development focus and managed teams. I have been selected for Annual high flyers ( a 5 star trip away to the Reunion Islands), enjoyed the rewards of Gold Club lunches, and earned a Manager of the quarter award. Throughout it all, Page has always been supportive of my career aspirations, family and well-being.
 
Why did you join PageGroup?
I intially thought about joining Page to be part of a multinational organsiation with international career progression and whilst that is true, it was the people that sold it for me. Every one I met emulated the 5 key values that Page Group has, Passion, Pride, Resilience, Teamwork and Fun. To be honest, its whats kept me here these past 7 and a half years.
 
What are your career aspirations with PageGroup?
My career aspirations are both lateral and vertical. At the moment our Procurement and Supply Chain team is still growing. So nurturing it, growing the team in terms of head count and skill is the short term goal. Long term would be to add a discipline to my mandate, with Directorship and so forth to follow. The great thing about Page, is that its a business that has been built on merit. All rewards are offered on merit, as well as career progressions. You are the catalyst of your own success. The markers and guidelines are very clear about what is required to achieve success.
 
What is most rewarding about your job?
It must be getting a placement across the line. In a country with over 2000 different recruitment agencies, being a specialist is rare. So very frequently you are exposed to a role that may have more than 1 person working on the position. With our tried and tested methodologies, well equipped database and networks, we are able to offer clients a pool of talent that others aren’t. Its not about the placement fee as we are bonus driven not commissioned based, so our motives towards assisting our clients are unadulterated and candidates submitted are fit for purpose.
 
Do you have any advice to anybody thinking about joining PageGroup?
Not to sound like a singing competition, but all our consultants have an X-Factor. Something unique about them that makes them stand out. Recruitment is a Sales game, it's not a fluffy HR role, so make sure you are prepared to bash the phone out and build relationships and make lots of money. If you are looking for a place that offers you a career and not just a job, is fast paced and ensures that no two days are the same, offers rewards and incentives and is always true to what it promises, then a career  at Page is for you.
It isn't just a job.