Anne Boer went abroad: she started as a Business Consultant at the Danish Pension Fund PFA.
Flæskesteg, gravad laks and smørrebrød, Anne knows the terms like no other by now. In fact, she spent quite some time in beautiful Copenhagen. Anne: “I really wanted to do an assignment abroad, but with a small caveat: namely, I didn’t want to move.” We sat down with Anne to explore what her dream assignment would be now. Curious about Anne’s story? We asqed her more…
Working from ten till…
Anne’s life during her assignment
“On Monday, I left on the earliest flight from Schiphol Airport to Copenhagen, and by 10 a.m. I was in the office at PFA. I was working with the client on the implementation of Simcorp’s applications, among others. On Thursday afternoon I flew back again, and the following week I worked at home.” Anne alternated her adventures in Copenhagen with working in the office in Amsterdam. This way she found the balance between the adventure abroad and deepening her internal role within asqin.
Looking for the question behind the question
Plug and play
“PFA wanted to implement an application for their trading desk, but the team members actually preferred a different system. So in my role, I had to not only configure and test with the application, but also guide the team members to show them the benefits.” – Anne. Anne is an experienced Consultant with the expertise in the right place. She was not constantly in Copenhagen at PFA, but her professional attitude and specialism meant she was always plug and play!
We asked Anne what for her is the most important thing she took away from her adventure in Copenhagen. Anne explains, “I learned mainly about myself that I feel at home very quickly. You can really put me anywhere; I quickly build rapport with people and make something of it.”
The possibilities at asqin are endless because we are always looking for the perfect dream assignment, both work-related and private. Where is your development and/or challenge and how do we find the best way of work in that? “I think every Consultant should think about what the ideal assignment is, then we can look for that. Through a large network of partners, it is often quickly arranged, and that makes for incredible experiences.”
Are you curious and ready to work at asqin? We’re happy to hear from you!
