Christine Trykoski

I would attribute my success to a couple of things. I come from a very hardworking family, and they taught me that early on. You know, put your head down, do your job, do it well. And, I've taken that with me and carried that with me. I've also had some phenomenal leaders over my career, some at previous companies, but quite a few here at Randstad. And, I have learned so much from them. And, so I think I've had great leadership, which has absolutely been a blessing. And then, I think that you know, I have always got opportunities and looked for reasons to say, you know, I'll take that on, I'll raise my hand, I'll wear that hat, you know, in addition to some of my own responsibilities at the time. It's created a lot of opportunity for growth. It's created quite a bit of time to get comfortable being uncomfortable, but that's where the magic happens.

Yeah, I think some of the best advice was simply to be myself, bring my authentic self to the table. Whether that's in just simply how I show up every day, whether that's in how I convey a message to my team, I think being genuine and authentic again, it will serve you well, you know, in the moment and over time. I have yet to find where that has failed me. And that was advice given to me when I very first moved into management, and they said, you know, find your own voice. You know, you can get advice all day long from other managers and things like that, but you still have to take that and put your spin on it, put your voice on it, and bring your authentic self. And that, you know, that will help you in the long run, and it has served me well.

Yeah, I actually just started a new class here at Randstad that just started 3 weeks ago, so, we've been a lot about advice. And, you know, how to really grow your career and things like that. And I would say, I would say there's a couple things. One is to, you know, stay curious. I think one is to, be adaptable. Truly, that will serve you well in time, in life, whether you're, you know, entering business field, or any other. And I think that, you know, look for opportunities, look for reasons to say yes, look for reasons to raise your hand. And while you're doing those things, get really, really good at what you do. If you get really good at what you do, then you can start to take on more, you can start to try more, you can start to take a few more risks. So I think, you know, just really focus on, honing your craft, and while you're doing that, stay curious, stay adaptable, and look for opportunities to raise your hand.

Yeah, well, I think, I think some things that are super important, no matter what skill you're in, is to treat others how you would want to be treated. That has served me well over time. You know, recruiting can be a very cutthroat industry, but I think that no matter who you're working with, whether it's people that you work with at your own company, customers, you know, people that you just meet anywhere. If you treat people well, that will over time, serve you well, and it'll come back to you. And I also think that, truly, truly, you know, being self-driven, not needing someone to come in and tell you what to do, but to focus on your own personal drive. You know, what is that reason that you get up in the morning and go do what you do? So, whether that's the things you like to do in your personal life, or whether that's the reason you go, you know, to wherever your job may take you. Really focusing on being driven and honing your craft, you know, someone else shouldn't have to ask you to do that. That should come from within.