You Wont Believe What Changed One Womans Mind About Her Career Break

You Wont Believe What Changed One Womans Mind About Her Career Break TraLiza King wasnt looking for a job when she began interviewing atPwC. TraLiza had made the decision to take a career sabbatical and was one month into it when several of her former managers encouraged her to have a conversation with the folks at PwC. King knew it was an opportunity too good to pass up. As a result, shes now been with PwC since May 2017. As a manager in theirTax Reporting and Strategy Practice, King and her team focus on technology, strategizing on what tools can be used to help to reduce risk and increase efficiency. And its as much the stimulating nature of the work as the community she saw at PwC that lumineszenzdiode her to return to the workforce more quickly than shed anticipated, she says. PwC is Hiring Browse Opportunities.What drew me in was, honestly, thepeople, she says. I was completely wowed by the people. I felt so much warmth and so much of a community Im not even koranvers community can articulate the warmth in the recruiting process. And, I could really feel a sense of people loving what they do.King is particularly grateful forColleen Wright, the recruiter with whom she worked She made sure that I didnt get lost, King explains.Its no surprise that King felt well-supported and excited during the interview process. Wright who recruits forPwCs Innovation Practiceand hires software architects, developers, data scientists, and tax reporting and strategy professionals, among other areas explains that PwC wants to have its interviewers represent the diversity among the companys employees. (If this sounds like aninterview processyou could get behind, youre in luckPwC is hiring right now.The firmscommitment to an inclusive workplaceis clear not only to prospective hires, but also to current employees. PwC collaborates with local organizations to hostblind spots/unconscious bias trainingand networking opportunities. King adds that Teresa Peacock, PwC Tax Partner, wh o leads blind spots training sessions in Atlanta, is cutting edgein the way she approaches gender in the workplace and that she encourages women to pave their own paths.King recognizes how this training has specifically influenced her work process When I meet someone new, I pause. I dont try to make any judgments. Seek to understand your peers before youre trying to be understood, is one of my mottos.Another aspect ofPwCs cultureand operations that impressed King from the outset was the firms focus on technology. While theres a lot of technology to learn, PwC makes it easy by offering resources likePwC Data Analytics and Presentation Skills course on Courseraand digital upskilling and learning assets that enable employees to see areas where they can improve.You can really get your hands dirty, King says. And ansicht technology tools are not just in the hands of specialists theyre in the hands of your everyday employees liketax professionals. More and more people are getting comforta ble with thetechnologiesthat are used in some of our largest-scale projects.Moreover, PwCs Data Analytics and Innovation Practice is running a series ofData Analytics Academiesthrough which they go to their clients offices and train their employees on how to use the latest technologies. We are also training our internal employees on unterstellung and othertechnology/data analytics tools, Wright says. Our workforce is going to be ready to meet tax challenges quicker based on the use of technologies.If PwC sounds like an ideal place to start or continue your career and to get particularly tech-savvy, too dont wait around.Theyre hiring now--Fairygodboss is proud to partner with PwC. Find a job there today