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The firm’s managing director of development on balancing creativity with rigorous discipline, how the industry can improve its recruitment and her best-ever day as a Bradford City supporter
People connect to a career for all sorts of reasons, which I think is useful to remember in our industry as we strive towards a more diverse entry pool. For some people it is what their mum or dad did; for others, it’s a random series of events that lead to that choice.
For me, it was the latter. I was lucky to have a very encouraging head teacher, who was very supportive of me and clear that I was either heading towards science or engineering. I was introduced to WISE – Women In Science and Engineering – who held weekend sessions at Bradford University, showcasing all types of engineering. It’s thanks to the civil engineers I met there that I chose our industry as they seemed like they enjoyed what they did the most – so I went with that!
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