The only way to do great work is to love what you do

Tinne: Of course! My name is Tinne Mans and I have lived in the Campine for thirty years. My great love is horse riding. All that I need to get the weekend off to a flying start is a cowboy hat and a cosy campfire!

However, when the summer arrives and the mercury rises, all I need is a beach, some palm trees and a refreshing dip in the water (laughs).

Tinne: After graduating as a primary school teacher, I taught for a year in a school. Unfortunately, as a new teacher, I couldn’t find a permanent post immediately. So after a year, I decided to pursue a different career.

I got a job as a Packaging Development Reviewer at a pharmaceutical company, where I assessed packaging design.

Tinne: The company I was working for carried out corporate restructuring. So I found myself looking for a new challenge. While searching online, I came across an interesting vacancy at Pauwels Consulting.

Tinne: I used to think consulting firms only took on people with very specific skills or a certain degree. Even so, I wanted to keep all my options open while I was looking for new work.

So I applied to Pauwels Consulting. I was invited to an interview and was pleasantly surprised at the number of opportunities that the recruiter and account manager thought were suitable for me (thanks Laila and Mélodie).

My first potential assignment didn’t go ahead in the end, but Laila and Mélodie carried on actively searching for another opening for me. That led to my current project.

Tinne: I currently work as Records Management Analyst at Janssen Pharmaceutica, where I give advice on all the issues related to archiving.

My team trains the company’s employees on saving both hardcopy and electronic documentation in line with applicable retention schedules, laws and company regulations.

In addition, my team gives advice on the commissioning and decommissioning of applications used worldwide in J&J.

Tinne: I found the first few months very instructive. The work is very varied and there are many subactivities. So it’s impossible to learn everything in one go. My colleagues and manager have been giving me fantastic guidance.

Although I don’t see my colleagues at Pauwels Consulting every day, the contact we have runs very smoothly too. Pauwels Consulting is a major player and growing rapidly, yet they have managed to preserve the personal touch.

For example, my account manager pays me regular visits, during which any issues can be discussed immediately. HR matters are also followed closely, which is important for me because the office in Ghent is quite a long way away.

Furthermore, Pauwels Consulting really does its best to get everyone together regularly. There are lots of parties, family days, after-work activities, bike rides and other events for colleagues and family alike.

Tinne: Lots. As I said, my work includes plenty of subactivities. I already had some experience with the basics of a pharmaceutical company, but I’ve learned all my core tasks on the job.

These range from helping prepare retention schedules to protecting business-critical files and from managing archiving processes to conducting internal audits.

And every day I learn something new. Pauwels Consulting have even already given me the opportunity to get some extra training.

That is what Steve Jobs once said and the message is clear: find a job you love doing, that will be reflected in the way you do it.

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