I finish off my last lot of emails, checking I have completed my high-priority tasks. I’m done for the day and log off. I head up to another floor where some of the grads are gathering to have an after-work drink. We catch up in the kitchen and chat about everyone’s day.
Ellie McRae studied a Bachelor of Commerce (Majors in Marketing and Management) and a Diploma in Languages at the University of Melbourne and is now an Operations Consulting and Transformation Analyst at Accenture.
At its core all my work is about making a difference for people. As an added bonus, every now and then you find yourself in a meeting with a bunch of really amazing people all trying to make things better.
The most important thing a person needs to make it with Mainfreight is the right attitude. From my experience so far, the thing that will get you places is having a ‘Go For It’ or ‘Give It A Go’ mentality.
The company provides a lot of flexibility with work and with that comes the trust that we will be responsible enough to work hard and manage our workload given the flexibility.
I head over to customer service to grab the keys to the vehicle I booked out for the day. I then head back to my desk and pack my recreational river sampling gear and put on my PPE gear to head out for the day!
I am a graduate environmental consultant, specialising in air quality. I provide technical air quality advice to assist clients (mostly industrial) in getting resource consent for their discharges to air.