Mette

I am from Denmark but moved to the UK to study maths and completed my PhD at the University of Bristol. I went to several careers events, and OC&C by far had the nicest group of people and the most interesting story to tell. I knew it was the right company for me when I left the interviews thinking – if I don’t get a job, at least this has been a really interesting and enjoyable day.

I have been with OC&C for 6 years now, including two six-month secondments – one with private equity and one with a large UK retailer. The breadth of experience has been fantastic – projects in all sectors, around the UK and abroad (I have had plenty of opportunities to use Scandinavian languages), and not least, interesting colleagues and clients.

I love working with consumer businesses in the food space, from grocery to restaurants. Restaurants tend to be a good overall project experience, as of course the whole team need to try out the proposition.

As you can imagine, there is also a good breadth of non-project activities. The highlights of the year are the two annual trips abroad – one for training and one for a social weekend away / company conference. More day-to-day, I love the cultural activity program (museum & theatre trips, art classes etc) and a few of the sports activities, such as the annual London City Race and yoga.

"I love working with consumer businesses in the food space, from grocery to restaurants."