What is the best thing about your job?
The opportunity to grow across multiple paths from one place, as there are various projects to get involved in, and every project brings different challenges and learning opportunities. I also enjoy the intensity and urgency of working on matters with strict deadlines. Plus, the relaxed days, such as Friday socials in the office or a team lunch, are a great balance for the fast-paced working environment.
What has been challenging?
My biggest challenge has been adjusting to working life, especially getting up early for work. It’s very different to life as a student.
How do you make your own impact?
While I feel I still have a way to go in making my own impact, the overall satisfaction comes from continuous development and getting involved in those projects where you add value as a team. Recently, I was involved in a formal appointment where our team saved more than 70 jobs! It was a really rewarding outcome from the engagement.
What do you think of our Corporate Citizenship program (pro bono and volunteering opportunities)?
It’s fantastic that the opportunities presented under the Corporate Citizenship program are open to staff at all levels. The first project I worked on after joining FTI was a pro bono project for an Indigenous-owned mining services company. It was really interesting as, while I was learning about matter management, I was also involved in preparing for and attending the Board Strategy Session.
Have you volunteered yourself, and if so, what did you do?
While I haven’t volunteered through FTI Consulting yet, I am continuously involved in volunteering outside of FTI, such as tree plantation, blood donation, etc. I look forward to being part of a volunteering opportunity as FTI offers them frequently. It’s great that each employee has up to 8 hours of paid volunteer time available per year.
How has the Graduate Development Program supported you to own your career?
I have received great support from team members at FTI. Regular training sessions are conducted here, but the main learning for me has been on-the-job from project to project. One day, you are on a client site doing day-to-day operations, and the next, you spend your day working on a spreadsheet doing in-depth analysis.
What advice would you give current students interested in working for FTI Consulting?
Be interested in all the opportunities FTI has to offer. There are so many personal and professional learning and development avenues. And be yourself!
What would you have liked to know prior to starting at FTI?
Working now in the Corporate Finance & Restructuring team, it would have been good to better understand the differences between formal and informal restructuring processes and different types of daily work. Luckily, there is excellent on-the-job training, and the team are really collaborative with knowledge sharing and training. It’s been a learning curve, but I’ve embraced and thoroughly enjoyed it!