Get a legal job or volunteer position as soon as possible. If you can land a legal job in your first year, it makes getting a clerkship and subsequently a grad job a whole lot easier!
It was throughout university that I developed a liking for asset management and corporate finance, and after experiencing data analytics at the ANAO, my desire to learn data analysis was born.
Dallas Eparaima Watene studied Bachelor of Engineering majoring in Computer Systems at the University of Auckland and is now working as a software engineer- Digital Services at Beca in Auckland.
I enjoy understanding how software systems work, how they’re connected and wired up, and how I could use that knowledge to implement what I need to do.
Not only every day at work is different, but also all the matters I worked on were newsworthy – it is very rewarding to read the Financial Times or watch the news and see that the deal you were involved in is featured in the media.
"I think there's a great balance between technical and non-technical thinking required and the rewarding feeling of fixing the various issues that arise makes the job worthwhile."
If you live by the mantra that “Variety is the spice of life”, then the Technology Consulting Graduate Program is the place to be. The program has allowed me to work across multiple projects with a plethora of different people each bringing diverse expertise.