Whether or not the current times are ‘the new normal’ to repeat an already overused saying, they are certainly different.

My Finance Analyst had got a call up to the big leagues and had got a job in the US working in the Group function. It’s always nice to help someone further their career and I was looking forward to the additional benefit of having a man on the inside at HQ.

This meant that I was looking for a new Analyst. All teams need fresh blood from time to time so I was happy to be hiring, less happy to be having the process managed by Internal Recruitment based in the US.