As part of the Forensic team no two days are the same! I have had the chance to be on a number of exciting projects including investigations, risk assessments, reports and even international seminars.

As a graduate I get the chance to be a part of most aspects of these projects from interviewing people, to writing the reports to presenting and the longer I am in my role the more chance I have to specialise in the work that interests me.

Currently, I really enjoy the international aid aspect of my work and I am eager to explore this side of my work more. 

An investigation in my team that I got to do quite early on in my grad role.

I got to interview people and travel for it. It was really interesting to see how that whole process worked.

The director I worked with as well really made me feel like a equal in the team and it was a great experience where I felt really respected and I could see the effects of my work. 

The grad  program has been awesome for my career, this was my first proper “office” job so being able to be apart of a team that has such a wide variety of skills and expertise has been amazing and really set me up for success.

The graduate program was also a great chance to start work with people who have similar experiences to you and the graduate cohort I started with has been a great support network.

WFH day

 7:30 an early wake up for me where I get some breakfast, hang out with my dogs and enjoy a bit of the morning without having to rush off to brave the dreaded commute. 

8:30 I start work and spend the first bit of my morning planning for my day, I check in with my engagement managers, if it’s a particularly busy day I will create a to do list to focus myself for the day. 

9:30-12:30 this is where I get my focus work done, I will chuck on some music or a podcast and do a few hours of focus work as I find that I am the most productive before lunch. It’s important to know when you’re working your best and really utilise this. 

12:30 I treat myself to a homemade lunch, this is a really great benefit of working from home, I save money and get to enjoy a nice hot meal without having to pay for a café. I will watch a show or I’ll take advantage of the slow midday and go to the gym, getting a work out in before it gets busy.

1:30 I then have a catch up with my coach, we look at the projects I’ve been on recently as well as any projects I want to get on and we do a forward plan. I have one of these catch ups every fortnight. 

2:30-4 I do some more focus work and do my best to finish tasks in this time, if I have any blockers I will reach out to my engagement managers for assistance and start to plan my next day. 

4:00 I use this time to wrap up my work, finishing anything that needs to be done, I complete my timesheets and schedules. Not having to commute home means I can enjoy my evening straight away; I get ready to go to a weekly pub trivia I do with some of my work friends. We haven’t got worse than 6th place yet. 

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