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The 8^th of March has come around again and that can only mean one thing, International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women’s Day has occurred for well over a century, with the first​ ​IWD gathering in 1911.

This year the theme of the day is Balance for Better which is all around making sure that a balanced world is a better world. Asking yourself how you can you help forge a more gender-balanced world as well as celebrating women’s achievement and raising awareness against bias behaviour. And above all else making sure that we all take action for equality.

At Highfield we are passionate about paving the way for equality and will always employ and reward for hard work and dedication and not based on gender. Recruitment can be a heavily male dominated industry, this is certainly not reflected at Highfield. We have a 60/40 Male/Female split at present and we are working to get that to 50/50. We have many amazing women working at Highfield, both part and full time across the sales floor and the operations team.

Kirsty has been with Highfield for three and a half years and is a prime example of how hard work and dedication provides you with a rewarding career and work life balance. From promotions to incentives, Kirsty has achieved a lot in the last few years.

Kirsty is a mother of 3 young boys which includes a set of twins that keeps her very busy at home! When asked about her work/life balance she commented on it saying “It’s excellent, I work for 24 hours over 4 days which gives me the perfect work/life balance so I can still enjoy taking and picking my children up from school and spend the evenings with them.” This is something we are passionate about at Highfield, we offer part time, flexible hours which helps parents especially to enable them to look after their children and work the hours that fits around their home schedule.

She got into recruitment when a good friend of hers encouraged her to go to an assessment day and since then she has not looked back. Before working at Highfield she had been working for another recruitment company but decided to join Highfield for many different reasons. One of those being the incentives and rewards available, which she consistently achieves for going above and beyond in her role. Another reason is the Highfield Culture, we aren’t corporate or a start-up but she still gets the family feel of working in a close knit team with an excellent reputation in the market.

Since starting at Highfield Kirsty has had many great achievements. The biggest one being promoted to Principal Consultant. As a part time employee this is an outstanding achievement. This promotion was achieved because of her constant hard work and dedication. In the last 12 months Kirsty has hit many incentives including numerous lunch clubs and being able to treat her husband to dinner in Hu Tong on the 33^rd floor of The Shard. Kirsty is consistently one of the top sales performers at Highfield and made the top 10 in 2018 which is even more impressive when she only works part time.

At Highfield we will continue to employ and appreciate all the women we have in the company. Everyone is treated exactly the same and will always be recognised for the work that they put into their job.

Are you thinking about starting a role in recruitment? Do you want to work for a company that supports women? Take a look at our Instagram @highfieldrec or check out our careers page.

Does architecture inspire you? Does it make you want to stop, look up and reflect on the time it has taken to construct this work of art?

Some of the most amazing architecture in the world has been created from a simple drawing and turned into a piece of art that will stand still. It is not like a painting hung on a wall that can be moved around. It is a still 3D image that can be admired by millions of people.

The Dancing House, Prague.

Famously nicknamed The Dancing House, Prague’s Nationale Nederlanden Building was designed by two architects. Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry.

The very non-traditional design was controversial at the time because the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous. The style the dancing house has taken is known as deconstructivist architecture due to its unusual shape. The “dancing” shape is supported by 99 concrete panels, each a different shape and dimension.

 

Lotus Temple, New Delhi

Situated in New Delhi, The Lotus Temple welcomes worshippers of all faiths. Giving it the status of the most visited building in the world, attracting 100 million people per year. The building was completed in 1986 and consists of 9 sides, 9 doors and a central hall, 40m high to accommodate 2,500 people at once.

It is called The Lotus Temple, quite simply because it is shaped like a Lotus Flower, consisting of 27 structures which resemble each individual petal.

 

Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Towers stand at 451.9 meters tall, they once held the title of being the tallest buildings in the world, from 1998 – 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world. Construction started in 1993 and cost $1.6 billion dollars to complete. The twin towers were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur’s race track and have 88 floors.

 

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

Building work began in 1173 and went on for a further 199 years before completion in 1372. Construction of the tower occurred in three stages over 199 years. Work on the ground floor of the white marble campanile began on August 14, 1173, during a period of military success and prosperity. This ground floor is a blind arcade articulated by engaged columns with classical Corinthian capitals. The tower began to sink after construction had progressed to the second floor in 1178. This was due to a mere three-metre foundation, set in weak, unstable subsoil, a design that was flawed from the beginning. Construction was subsequently halted for almost a century.

 

 

The Shard, London

If you are ever visiting London, then you will definitely not miss the shard as it is the tallest building in the UK. The Shard’s construction began in March 2009 and was eventually topped out on 30 March 2012, with it being inaugurated on 5 July 2012. The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244 metres. The project’s architect designed The Shard as a spire-like sculpture emerging from the Thames.

 

Does Architecture inspire you? What is your favourite building in the world? Let us know and tweet as @highfieldrec