My name is Tuomas. I’m your typical millennial and have the pleasure of being a Recruiter at Anteriad. I’m Finnish but was born and partially raised in Germany. My partner and I moved to Madrid in September 2020 from Sweden, during the pandemic, to give the Spanish adventure a try. When not recruiting, I enjoy reading fantasy and going tapas-hopping around Calle Cava Baja in the La Latina neighbourhood.
I started at Anteriad in October 2020 as a Rocker (Business Development Representative) for the German-speaking team. After around 6 months of rocking the phones, I moved into the Recruitment department, starting off as a Junior Recruiter.
In general terms, I work to attract and hire talent across our international teams of Business Development Representatives, also known as Rockers. My focus lies on hiring Madrid-based Rockers, as well as talent living and working outside of the Comunidad de Madrid for our German-speaking team of BDRs, which are called Roadies. When needed, I also assist in finding the right fit for our English- and Dutch-/Flemish-speaking teams.
And finally, I help in facilitating any internal recruitment processes that might occur, as well as in filling other external vacancies, depending on our staffing needs.
At the core of a solid Rocker or Roadie profile are the abilitiesto handle challenges, to self-motivate, and to apply the techniques and tricks put forward by our Coaches and Team Leaders. Based on this, we screen candidates for energy, coachability, and a can-do-attitude.
Lastly and most importantly, we’re looking for good People.
It’s quite basic really: Be upfront and be yourself.
For the interview, bring pen and paper to take notes, as we tend to provide our candidates with quite a lot of information. Last but not least, be honest with yourself about your own abilities and expectations about the role as a BDR on the phone.
This may sound a bit cliché, but it’s definitely the people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with. With 40 nationalities working in our Spanish office alone, it’s a truly international work environment! And we can be sure that everybody here has an interesting story to tell.
