Time for some R’n’R
I finally feel that we’ve broken the back of the company set-up admin. Bank account is now finally open, various bits of software set up, small fortune paid for LinkedIn Recruiter, etc. etc. Whilst the recruitment market isn’t the best at the moment with Covid-related instability, there are positions out there and I’ve been working on several really interesting positions available for lawyers who want to move offshore, and that has been keeping me busy. Our son has restarted nursery and will be going to “Big School” in September, leaving us at the mercy of school holidays.
I suspect a lot of people may have been getting a bit antsy through lockdown, may have had holidays cancelled and are itching to get away. We are no exception to that so we thought.. what better time than now to go on holiday than now as things are opening up more?
We’re still a bit nervous about flying (given that there’s still varying opinions about how exposed one is in a plane if someone else is infected), so we booked ourselves on the car ferry over to Jersey for a week’s break.
A move offshore? Aren’t you biased?
I obviously recruit for firms in the Channel Islands as well as the Caribbean so there’s a natural tendency for candidates to take what I say with a pinch of salt as a recruiter is often going to try to make the strongest case possible for a candidate to make a move that results in a placement. That said, I am a firm believer in the options that I provide for people and, whilst I’m usually just “selling” one firm over another when I’m dealing with London placements, there are vastly more variables to consider when someone is potentially going to move hundreds or thousands of miles for a new job (particularly if they’ve also got dependents).
We lived in BVI for over 3 years and, whilst I never had the opportunity to live in Cayman, my wife and I looked very seriously at some opportunities in Guernsey when we moved back from BVI (ultimately to London) and we were actively trying to organise a permanent move to Jersey with my former job as we love the Channel Islands so much.
As well as work visits (which will hopefully resume in the not too distant future – Covid-permitting), we quite happily go to any of the islands I work with for holidays. They’re all fantastic places to visit and, I believe, even better places to live and work. We’ve holidayed in Jersey and Guernsey the most (since they’re the closest to the UK) and we extended a business trip to Cayman in 2018 to allow for some family time. Since our son was born almost 5 years ago, we have come to realise that he’s definitely an island baby. He loves the space and outdoors you have on the islands and he keeps lobbying for us to move to the Cayman Islands (this is a fairly regular comment by him).
Whether you’re single or in a couple, with or without children, there is plenty on offer to cater to everyone’s needs. With the Covid lockdown I’ve noticed a number of people coming to me who have said they have reassessed what’s important to them and they want to make a move that allows them to continue to have a good career in the law, but which also allows them to have a more fulfilling life outside of work. I strongly believe that a move offshore can easily achieve that.
I am always happy to have an informal chat about what life is like.
Some more holiday pictures
