Our people: Ann
Ann joined IAMCO directly after graduating from the University of Nottingham with a degree in German and Hispanic Studies.
When I reached my final year of university, I found myself wondering what I wanted from a career. I knew that I wanted to work in a fast-paced, business environment, where I could use my language skills, but also something that involved quantitative analysis. Most importantly, I was looking for a position that would keep me on my toes and maintain my interest. It was with this in mind that I attended a careers day organised by my university for language students, where IAMCO happened to be presenting. As I listened to a couple of people from the firm explaining what strategy consulting was, and what IAMCO did, I began to think I’d finally found something that really appealed to me. The rest, as they say, is history!
I’ve been at IAMCO a year now and have worked on a number of very different projects: from investigating power station maintainence strategies, critical if the UK is to keep its lights on, to benchmarking our client’s financial performance against its peers’ using complex financial key performance indicators. Combine these challenges with interviewing experts in the fruit industry to ascertain the requirements of a chilled route to market, and it is fair to say it has been a steep learning curve!
Apart from the industry specific knowledge you gain from each project, I think IAMCO is an ideal place for recent graduates to work simply because of the variety of skills that you acquire. As someone without much of a business background, I was keen not to find myself channelled into one particular area too quickly.
The last important thing to mention about IAMCO is the nature of the people that work here. It is a young, vibrant office with motivated employees who make the most of their time, both in and out of the office. It is a genuinely friendly place to work where someone is always on hand to help you when you need it.
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