Joanne Davies (pictured), senior recruitment consultant at Midlands-based recruiter Agenda Partnership and dancer in The Addict Initiative in the 2014 final, told Recruiter she was working as a recruiter in Kettering when she first auditioned for the show. The dance troupe successfully made it through to the final, but time commitments meant that Davies had to hand in her notice at the Kettering recruitment agency.

At the final, despite receiving praise from the judges – especially judge Amanda Holden, who told the group she would pay to come and see them – the group fell at the final hurdle.

Luckily, Davies adds, she had contacted all of her local recruitment agencies to line up a new role following the final and had a job to go back to.

“Come Monday morning it was back to reality, back to work, there was a dance tour to look forward to but other than that our journey had come to an end,” Davies told Recruiter.

Following the final, Davies admits she struggled at first. “For the last two months you felt and got treated like a celebrity, and now you’re running around making the tea for everyone – it’s almost like Britain’s Got Talent never happened. 

“After a year for me I realised I just wasn’t where I wanted to be. Everything felt different, there was an emptiness – nothing against the [new] agency but it just wasn’t working. I experienced the same when I moved onto another agency. I started to question, is it me? Maybe I am not right for the recruitment world.”

But it was at this point she crossed paths with Agenda Partnership, was offered a role and has subsequently billed more than she has ever done. This is due, she says, to her employer giving her the support and freedom she needs.

Elaborating on what she had learned from her BGT experience, should this year’s unsuccessful finalists decide to break into recruitment, Davies advises them to carefully consider their next role and not necessarily jump at the first job offer. It’s important the agency fits you as a person, as well as your career objectives, she adds.

“For all of the Britain’s Got Talent finalists, I know where you are, I know how you feel. There can only be one winner on the night, so for all of you who do not win, take the experience with you. Let it shape you in the best way possible. Use the experience to open doors – everyone loves a good story. It will be a bumpy ride at first but when you land on your feet, like I have done with Agenda Partnership, it is all worth it.

“Most importantly, good luck to all the finalists from all of us here at Agenda Partnership.”

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