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MANDISA MAZIBUKO MEng in Engineering Management (Duke University, USA) BSc in Civil Engineering (UCT) Current Job: Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Previous Job: Design Engineer at Aurecon. @MandisaMazibuko @za.linkedin.com/pub/mandisa-mazibuko/17/538/b40
“Be hungry to learn; be open to failing and learning from failures; build relationships”
HOW I OBTAINED MY CURRENT POSITION A friend who worked at McKinsey & Company referred me.
HOW MY DEGREE RELATES TO MY WORK It does not relate directly to my work, but relates indirectly in so far as my job requires strong analytical ability, problem solving and logical and structured thinking; these are all fundamental skills that an Engineering degree will provide.
SKILLS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY SUCCESS I am very professional; from punctuality to interacting with clients and my team. I am a curious and inquisitive learner. I am very proactive and willing to take a few risks in order to learn and develop. I am able to take full ownership of my work. The result is that people are eager to coach you and develop you. Senior people in any company are often drawn to high-performers - people who deliver. I am able to build good relationships in the firm because of the quality of my work.
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