| Personal details |
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| Degree: | MA in Economics and Management |
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| School(s): | School of Economics and Finance, School of Management |
| Year of Graduation: | Jul-1995 |
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| National of: | Italy |
| Employment details |
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| Organisation: | Mengin Consulting |
| Job title: | Owner Senior Consultant Coach Mediator Organisational and Personal Development |
| Occupational Sector: | Management Consulting |
| What has been your route to getting your current position? |
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| Working at:
EURAC - South Tyrol
Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen - Svizzerland
mengin consulting GMBH - Svizzerland
CCM CONSULTOING AG - Svizzerland
mengin consulting - Italy |
| What does your job involve ? |
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I am a consultant for national and
international companies. My specialist areas are strategy development,
organizational aspects, development of HR, and HR-Management. I work with
employees which allows us to reach accepted changes in the working environment.
We always focus on developing the company and the people working in it. To have
success in this type of job you need a lot of theoretical knowledge and
experience of how companies work and behave. Start early to investigate the
different sectors and the structure of companies (eg family owned, private and
public organisations).
The most important attitude is to have
an inquiring mind, a highly creative attitude and the determination to be
different to the mainstream. You may also have to experience different cultures
and use a variety of languages. |
| What are the best bits of your job ? |
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The best bits of my jobs are that every
day you have to cope with something new. Be prepared to learn new things and to
adapt to an ever changing environment. |
| Why were you successful? |
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I was
successful because I started working in different family companies when I was
13 years old. This allowed me to learn a
lot, to see the different working processes, from client needs through to the
production of goods, and financial aspects.
I have always
worked with different collaborators and I really have passed all steps in
companies all over Europe and in different sectors. I think I was also
successful because I have an enquiring mind.
I like to communicate with people and learn new things. |
| What skills/ knowledge from your degree have you found particularly helpful in this role? |
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As I have done my studies in different
states, Austria, Italy and Scotland, I have found that studying in St Andrews
was the best way for me. The correlation between know how and real live
business was perfect. The direct contact to teachers, lecturers and people from
the economic world helped me to have an immediate connection between theory and
practical working. Also very helpful was the small number of students in the
class. Having had experience of classes of over 1000 people it was great to
have a class of max. 10 people and tutorials of 4-5. Also important was the way
of teaching: a high amount of practical inputs, case studies, best practice –
great. |
| What advice would you give to students wishing to follow the same path? |
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Always
be open to learning new experiences. |
