Alison Paul
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COMPANY: Allstate NI
Allstate is an Insurance Company in America and Allstate NI makes the necessary changes when new legislation is passed in the US. The codes can be changed here and then the applications changed in the insurance agencies in the US.
JOB TITLE: Software Developer
Job is technically based and project driven. Currently working on a project with Florida.
RELATED DEGREE:
- Film Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast
- DELL sponsored 30 week Software Professional Course for non-IT graduates to convert into IT graduate
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Technical skills
- Ability to work in a team / good communication skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines / under pressure
BENEFITS OF THE JOB:
- Great company to work for – very employee oriented
- Training – trained for 7 weeks – one of the reasons chose job
- Given a mentor in the team who consults with you on a daily basis
- Do lots of coding – particularly interested in this
- Always new work coming in / no 2 days the same
- Challenging and enjoyable
- Sports and social scheme – Halloween / Xmas / Summer parties; beer and pizza evenings every month; concert tickets; pay in £4 per month and it is all arranged for you!
CAREER GOALS:
- Want to move into a more technical role such as Technical Lead in the team or move to another team
- Become Project Manager further down the line
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