Gabriel Charles joined VMA GROUP in early 2022, having spent the previous 15 years working for some of the UK’s leading brands including John Lewis, British Gas, Selfridges, Debenhams & AXA (to name a few) as a digitally focused marketer.
Here, he tells us about 6 essential skills that marketers possess, that have enabled him to thrive in recruitment:
"As much as I enjoyed my marketing career, at the age of 40, I felt I needed a fresh challenge in a new arena that provided more personal autonomy and accountability. I also wanted the opportunity to use the skills and experience I’d acquired as a marketer to give something back to a discipline that has taught me so much.
There is a lot of overlap in the skillsets of marketers and recruiters and below are what I believe to be the 6 most important arrows in both a marketer’s and a recruiter’s quiver."
1. Effective Communication & Relationship Building
