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One Minute Interview: Samantha Hubbard, Denny Executive Recruitment
Name
Samantha Hubbard
Age
26
Company
Denny Executive Resourcing
Job
Energy practice director
Career
Sam's career started in an estate agency, before she moved into executive recruitment, where she set up a desk in the utility and oil and gas sector
What was your first job?
Beetroot factory worker.
What are the best and worst parts of your job?
Receiving testimonials from clients and candidates is fabulous reward. The worst part is that there never seem to be enough hours in the day.
What's your dream job and why?
A wine taster in the south of France, purely for the sunshine!
What's your most treasured possession?
My chocolate Labrador, Logan.
Where did you last go on holiday?
Cyprus for a week of relaxation.
In the Hollywood film of your life, who would play you?
Sandra Bullock, because the characters she plays - Miss Congeniality being a perfect example - are focused, ambitious but on occasions quite ditzy, just like me.
Reveal something about yourself not many people know.
I used to Morris dance ... as a child.
What album is currently in your car CD player?
Snow Patrol, Greatest Hits.
What's your favourite film and TV programme?
Film is Snatch; TV programme is Come Dine With Me.
What quote or saying do you most overuse?
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
If you ruled the world, what would you do first?
Abolish all nuclear weapons. Period.
What's your favourite joke?
Q. What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A. A nervous wreck.
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