Monday, July 31, 2006

Opening the door to new opportunities

Yes, its been a long time since I wrote a blog entry. I feel very guilty because lots have happened since my last entry and I haven’t shared it yet.

The last two weeks have been quite eventful. After Mpho and I finished our internship at Rand Merchant Bank, it was back to square one. But luckily I received a call from my supervisors at RMB saying they need me to help with some projects within the Change and Communications Team. So my contract got extended until December.

Since then things have been going very well. The project I am doing will start taking shape this week. I’m doing research at the moment and also little odds and ends which have to be finalised so I’m keeping quite busy. I’ve settled in quite nicely at RMB and have made many friends already. That’s the best part of working here. Last Saturday we had a “Christmas in July” party at my boss Michele’s house. It was great to socialise with my colleagues outside the office. It gives the opportunity to get to know them on a more personal level.

I will definitely blog on my future experiences at RMB so watch this space. After reading Lesley Emanuel’s blog on our yahoo group mails about showcasing our employability, it made me realise how important it is to show your employability and using the opportunities we gain to the full. We’ve heard about networking and employability throughout the World of Work 2006 Programme and it was hard to understand it at that moment because hardly any of us ever experienced it seeing that we were recent graduates. The hard work has paid off and its not only my foot that’s in the door anymore, now I’ve got the opportunity to open the door wide and look for other doors to open.

3 Comments:

At 4:18 AM, Blogger Pascalia said...

It is a new opportunity indeed! You have made us so proud! Its quiet evident you are doing amazing work! Keep it up girl, RMB really wants you bad. They are slowly admitting it.

 
At 4:58 AM, Blogger Celeste said...

Thanks for the encouraging words Pascalia!

 
At 6:45 AM, Blogger Ijeoma Uche-Okeke said...

Celeste, it is wonderful to be able to see practical evidence of the benefits of the WOW programme. In my email to you I had asked for your blog address, as you can see I found it! I am also pleased that you are sharing your experiences with the new WOW 2007 team. I believe I speak on behalf on everyone in saying that it is a most generous gesture. We are very appreciative of your willingness to share. I wish you all the best going forward. I look forward to hearing more from you.

 

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