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Technology savvy..? No, me neither!

Posted At : February 15, 2009 8:38 PM by Jessica Childs

Graduate Programme: Consulting

Many people think of Capgemini as a technology company. Although it is highly likely that you will be placed on project roles that are IT related, it is reassuring to know that you don’t need to be technologically gifted to participate fully in project life. All you need is a lot of common sense, great people skills and the capacity to learn quickly.

Since November, I have been on a highly technology based project: the last place I thought I would end up for my first main role. I was pretty apprehensive at first, however the support has been fantastic and we have had daily training/catch up sessions to ensure none of the team feels out of their depth.

In short: the project I am working on is introducing a brand new IT solution into a large Government Department. I have personally been the face-off to ten of the clients for the project (which has been great exposure and the kind of responsibility you can expect to encounter very early on in your career at Capgemini). I have had to communicate frequently and in a clear, concise manner, the technology requirements and propositions of the project. This has been a great learning process as I have been required to quickly understand technology terms, concepts, etc and then relay these messages back to the client side.

My role so far has been to make this seemingly technology based project as humanly friendly as possible so that those on the client side can embrace the change. This approach seems to encompass a lot of the projects at Capgemini: so, if you had any worries that this company is too technologically focused for you: think again! Capgemini welcomes graduates from all kinds of degree backgrounds with all kinds of different skills and this is what makes it such a great place to work.