| Lisa, age 27 |
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Durham University Modern Languages |
| Then |
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Younger, thinner, poorer, not really sure what I wanted to do for a career. |
| Where | Hild/Bede College, Durham University (Belevedere for my first year). Then moved to the Viaduct area for my 2nd and 4th years (was abroad for my third year). | |
| What | French and Spanish (helped with both French/Spanish societies); Netball for college. | |
| Favorite Haunts | Dunelm at lunchtimes for the best sarnies, Coalpits, The Rose Tree and The Shakespeare, oh and the Swan and 3 Cygnets (but not on a Saturday when the 'locals' were out and about); Rixy's and Riverside 'clubs' if they can be called clubs and I think they have both changed their names. | |
| Now |
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Consultant (Year 3), Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) - and certainly richer than back then! |
| Competency | Change Management | |
| Joined Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) | 1994 | |
| Accenture |
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| Current Responsibilities |
• Part of the Manchester and Newcastle Community
• Part of the global pharmaceutical practice • Manchester and Newcastle representatives on the DELTA Group (a change Management Communications Group across all our Communities). • Part of the Durham University Action Team (usually attend all Autumn/ Milkround presentations and Careers Fairs and have just been 'roped' into appearing in the latest recruitment video) • Majority of my experience and skills lie in the Pharmaceutical Industry, in communications Management (planning, development and delivery), Knowledge Management and Change Implementation Planning. |
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| Clients | Recent clients have included Zeneca Pharmaceuticals and Glaxo Wellcome. | |
| What I Like About Accenture |
• The 'work-hard, play hard ethos'
• The People • The variety and challenge of the work • Making a difference to a client's business • The training - it is great going to Chicago! • I have been fortunate enough to travel somewhat • The entire remuneration package - my salary far outweighs a lot of my friends that I still keep in touch with from University; BUPA (believe it or not that has already come in very handy); holidays etc. |
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| What I Don't Like |
• As I have already said, it is very much work hard and play hard, so I' usually worn out at the weekends
• I have almost always been on out-of-town projects, so it can become quite tedious packing and unpacking and living in hotels week in week out. |
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| Outside of Work | • Travelling (try and get in a couple of exotic holidays every year) theatre/cinema, eating and cooking fine cuisine, shopping! |