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Who: Violeta
Position: Partner, Assurance & Business Advisory Services, Global Risk Management Solutions
Interesting clients: Fortune 50 companies in the telecommunications and entertainment industries.
Rewarding project: Helping implement U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996 edict to wire schools and libraries to the Internet.
Thoughts:
On family and career
"Having kids is the most important thing, but having a life beyond your kids is also crucial. You're always growing as a professional, as a person. It makes you a better parent."
On PwC
"I wanted the development you get from a professional services firm. You can develop as fast as you want to and be as challenged as you want to."
On accounting
"When you work in other corporate positions, a lot of times you don't get to see as much of the full operation as you do with accounting."
On teamwork
"The way the work is structured, you get a lot of support from your team. You either all succeed or no one succeeds."
On the Telecommunications Act of 1996
"Our assignment was to help the company that managed the funds to distribute the money in accordance with FCC rules. The product of my work had an impact on kids all across America. It helped kids get access to the Internet. To me, it was rewarding."
On camaraderie
"It's a community. There's a lot of people along the way who help you and mentor you."
On balancing work and life
"I need the ability to take time off to care for my children. PwC helps by letting me work a reduced schedule."
On diversity
"We created what we call diversity circles. We bring together individuals with diverse backgrounds to build mentor relationships. The key to being successful is to have good mentors."
On travel
"I had a client who was based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It's a golf Mecca. The work was really hard, but then we also had opportunities to golf and go to the beach. It was like a vacation at the end of the summer."
On choosing PwC
"What makes PwC different, and what has made me stay here for a long time, is the people. I think this is one of the places where an open door policy is an open door policy. It is a team and everyone's opinion is valued and everyone is important."
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