Success isn’t about staying in one lane—it’s about having the courage to explore new paths. Daveena’s career started in healthcare and childcare, but a desire for change and a passion for people led her into the fast-paced world of recruitment. Now thriving at Danny Sullivan Group, she’s proving that transferable skills and determination can take you anywhere. In this Q&A, she shares her journey, the women who inspire her, and why stepping outside your comfort zone is always worth it.
I haven’t always been in recruitment; I come from healthcare and childcare, so that means spending my days around people and helping others who need it the most! I decided to go into recruitment as I knew someone personally who worked in recruitment, and it inspired me to give it a go and try something new. After studying Health & Social care at sixth form then at university, it led me to working in the healthcare/childcare industry since I was 18, so I wanted a bit of a change and see what an office job could do for me! I started at Hays doing Public Practice Tax recruitment and then made my way to Danny Sullivan!!
As much as I loved working where I was previously, I felt a bit of change never hurts anybody, and to give something new a go and to be still in recruitment over a year later has been lovely to see something new I tried work out. I wanted to implement the people-skills I gained from my practical roles to the other side of the spectrum and work with people looking for new roles in their industry. I also wanted to utilise my strength of my high work drive and put it into a fast-paced industry.
I feel all stages of my education have helped me today as I studied similar subjects from sixth form all the way to university and even post this, as I am in the middle of gaining my Level 3 Counselling Skills after I completed my Level 2 last year. These qualifications add to the whole people aspect we have to the job.
I’m lucky enough to come from a family full of girls; aunts, friends, cousins, family friends. And I feel as underestimated as some women get, it’s always refreshing knowing how strong some women can be in all aspects of life; both personally and professionally. I would say that these females in my life are the biggest inspirations I could ever need. They inspire me to make sure I do the best for myself and owe it to myself to work hard for the life I want to live. Being an only child of parents who came to this country with nothing to their name and to see how their struggles and hardship got them to where they are today is truly inspiring. Life is what we make it at the end of the day so we should never take anything for granted! ❤
