Employee Success Stories
Nikka L. | Recruiter
One year ago, if you had told me that I’d be recognized as one of the top performers at work; I probably wouldn’t have believed you and would have just laughed the thought off. But guess what? I actually did it!
Who would’ve thought that the timid girl, who rarely uttered a word to her colleagues (except her friends, of course!), could consistently bag awards? Definitely not me! Looking back at how I started working with AGSI, I knew I was up for a different kind of challenge. After all, growth was the main reason why I pushed through with my application here — and growth comes with challenges. Challenges I believed I was ready for — or so I thought.
The journey wasn’t easy; and we all know that success doesn’t happen overnight.
In my first few months at work, the pressure was too much for me to handle — partly because I was juggling my studies along with my recruitment career. As a twenty-two-year-old girl who’s used to achieving everything she sets her mind to, the hardest pill to swallow was the fact that I wasn’t doing well in one aspect of my life. I grew up as an achiever — a perfectionist — and admitting that I wasn’t doing well at something I chose to do was a punch in the gut. Despite all the struggles, I knew that giving up was never an option. As I decided to show up consistently, I eventually had the time to show what I was capable of, and I wouldn’t have done any of it without the people who supported me along the way.
I was blessed to be in a team with great mentors and colleagues who always had my back. In times when I was lacking, these people never made me feel alone — instead, they reminded me of the progress I’ve made, big and small, and motivated me that better days were coming. Until these days finally came… being awarded as a fAmtec Rockstar was one of my goals for 2024, but I didn’t know I could actually surpass that and even bag the Top Performer Award for Q2! It was a moment engraved in my mind forever and I know I can still achieve more as long as I put my head and heart into it.
So to all of AGSI’s newcomers, take this as a reminder that…
“it’s okay to start in a rough patch; that’s something we can’t escape. But always keep in mind that we will all have our own time to shine — we just need to trust ourselves and believe that the people around us are rooting for us on this journey.”
