It’s 2012 and this year is absolutely flying by with my first placement fast coming to a close. I was recently been told that my next placement is in Group Executive Functions based in London. With my Customer Service role about to come to an end I guess it’s natural to look back reflect over my first six months with LBG.

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Looking out of my office window over the past couple of weeks had been a sight that I am not used to back at home. Snow lining the surrounding hills, its safe to say that the big chill is certainly very well acquainted with Halifax! In the office though, its business as usual with the coffee machine becoming an ever popular feature helping out with those occasional early mornings and late nights!

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It has been a while since I last made a post and this mainly due to the business working life which I currently hold. I am still working within my role in enterprise architecture and design for wholesale finance. Recently I have started numerous new projects looking at commercial aspects of the bank; my work focuses mainly on improving current banking processes through the introduction of new technology. Whilst I am incredibly busy I am still enjoying the placement and I am being supported well by my line manager in terms of personal development.

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I think this time of year must breed ‘the Blues’: the splintering cold winds; the regrets of our Christmas over-indulgence and a scary realisation that we’ve already reached 2012. No one can escape it. But to sit in a melancholic haze, with a hot cocoa, reminiscing over 2011 is no cure – the only medicine is action.

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This is my first blog of the New Year and the time is continuing to fly past on my first placement. The announcement of exclusive talks with the Coop for the divestment of 632 branches has really ramped up the pace on the Verde project, I have been stretched over and above my day job as an Infrastructure Project Manager. As part of the IT TSA team I am continuing to support the deal team in their negotiations; providing commercial schedules and most importantly acting as a gateway for the legal teams into the technical IT solutions and services.

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