HR and Personnel

"I graduated from law school not knowing what I wanted to do, only knowing that I did not want to be a lawyer. During a much needed and eventful gap year, I started applying for law related jobs through recruitment agents. One particular job pushed my way was for a FTSE 250 company as their company secretariat. It was my most strived for application and then my first interview and having succeeded, I am still working there now.
 
It was unusual to find a FTSE 250 company with a head office function in the north east and I realised it at the time but I am ever grateful for the opportunity of working in my company and particularly in my office and department. I am one of three females in the company secretarial team; my role is the company secretarial administrator.

Right from the start I had an involvement in the internal affairs of the company; filing companies house forms, maintaining company registers, managing share schemes, liaising with shareholders, registrars and lawyers, updating company literature, the list goes on... I cover a large variety of tasks; one day I'll be making up pension membership statistics for a Trustee meeting and the next I'll be helping review the corporate governance section of the annual report. I never get bored. The variety of skills I have learned stand me in good stead should I ever wish to move on to something new but I just don't see that happening anytime soon. The company are putting me through a chartered secretary course with ICSA. I have one year until I complete my chartered secretary exams, then I should be in line for promotion!"

HOLLY, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

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