Tamsin Doyle: Professional Writing MA graduate
While the worlds of IT and Professional Writing might seem polar opposites, Tamsin Doyle, Programme Management Officer for ABN Amro’s Global IT Operations, is proof that lateral thinking is all that’s needed to make the connection.
A graduate of Professional Writing, Tamsin works within the IT Operations area of the Dutch-owned global investment bank. Her role focuses on providing budget and governance support to IT Operation’s Project Managers. She also project manages pieces of IT development work.
Although the role is strongly numerical, there is a demand for writing skills. “At the start of any piece of project work, I have to summarise the business requirements into a request for work, which I then pass on to third party IT vendors.” Tamsin said.
When speaking about the Professional Writing course, Tamsin commented, ““In terms of how my year as a student at Falmouth helped me get a job in banking, I would highlight my work on the bloc editorial team as a key factor.” When asked how that was applicable, Tamsin finished by saying, “ Conducting research, co-ordinating editorial team workload, working to deadlines and applying learned IT skills in online publishing have all proved to be useful transferable skills.”
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