From the Partners to the support staff, we have a group of
people who are incredibly intelligent, diverse and above all always
willing to help and support one another. PJPL offers a fantastic on
the job learning experience, as we get the opportunity to work with
some of the most senior and experienced people from the largest
companies in Australia right from the start. Being a small firm,
PJPL offers flexibility with leave and out of work interests that
make all the difference to the overall work experience.
Challenging and rewarding work
Over the past five years, I have worked on projects in
telecommunications, mining, energy, retail and others, and the
problems we tackled on every project were always challenging and
completely different from anything we had done previously. In my
first year at PJPL I was already working independently with client
teams. As a fresh graduate, it was definitely a challenge trying to
convince industry veterans that I could help them with their most
critical business problems but it was also an extremely rewarding
experience.
Balance is encouraged
Finding a work-life balance in consulting was particularly
challenging for me as I am someone who likes to finish work well
before a deadline, but with the active help and encouragement of
the Partners I have found a much better balance. Now I spend a lot
more time with my partner and friends and play sports 2-3 times a
week.
At the beginning of one of my recent projects, which
required our team to travel inter-state every week, the Partner
leading the project asked me what days I would like to fly back to
Sydney so I could make my kickboxing classes!
Committed to team success
The people at PJPL have a true team culture where everyone is
focused on the success and achievement of the team rather than
themselves individually - this applies to the whole firm, not only
the people within a project team. At times when I have faced a
heavy work load, I am always amazed at how many people offer their
help without me even having to ask, despite the fact that they are
busy working on projects of their own at the time. We also have a
great team of support staff who are always willing to go out of
their way to help us, not only with work matters but personal
matters including IT problems, leasing and visa issues.
Identifiable impact
In my second year at PJPL, my team worked with a new client to
help develop their retail strategy. It was a great experience to
see the relationship develop into a more open and integrated
working relationship as the client team began to trust us more due
to the quality work we had produced. It is exciting and satisfying
to see our work have a clear and identifiable impact. Months later,
I often find myself reading about the results of a project we
worked on and feel a sense of pride that we were part of the
clients' success.
Career highlights
| 2008 |
- Commenced as a Business Analyst
- Helped to develop a supply partner strategy for a major
downstream petroleum company
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| 2009 |
- Helped to develop and evaluate the strategy and business
model for a health insurance company, specialising in helping
members suffering from chronic diseases
- Worked with an ASX100 listed Australian retailer to
identify and capture a broad range of cost efficiencies
- Helped a new telecommunications client to develop and
assess their retail network strategy, including assessment of the
retail footprint and structure
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| 2010 |
- Promoted to Associate
- Continued to work with the telecommunications client, now
as part of their internal team, and helped to develop the execution
plan for their retail strategy
- Assisted a major Australian mining company in
restructuring a key marketing agreement
- Worked with an electricity generator in developing and
assessing their renewable energy strategy
- Worked with a large financial industry client to help
them develop and put forward a view on Australia's economic reform
agenda
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| 2011 |
- Assisted a major Victorian private health insurance fund
in defining their core product strategy given regulatory and
industry structure changes
- Worked with a large Australian construction materials
company in developing a 'turn-around' company strategy in a
difficult industry environment
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| 2012 |
- Worked with a telecommunications client to develop and assess
their retail brand strategy
- Assisted a major mining company in reviewing a key marketing
agreement to reflect market changes
- Helped a major telecommunications company in developing
regulatory arguments for a proposed industry restructure
- Assisted a major Australian mining company in responding to key
market and regulatory changes in the coal sector
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