#9 - Rochelle: The importance of industry contacts

Rochelle is a Senior Consultant, Business Analyst and Product Owner, with more than 10 years’ ICT industry experience in both Australia and Sri Lanka. Working within the SDLC and agile environments.

 

Rochelle has experience preparing project documentation, implementing projects which require integration with 3rd party software, Process re-engineering, Change management, business process analysis and GAP analysis to name a few.

 

I first met Rochelle in January 2016, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where I was running an OBP Australia information session at the Kingsbury Hotel, for professionals intending to emigrate to Australia. She was eager to do the preparation required to make a successful transition to a new life in Australia. Rochelle is a highly-focused and clearly very good at her job, given the roles she has held.

 

In our conversation, Rochelle talks about:

• Finding accommodation on arrival
• Importance of having industry contacts
• Difference between Adelaide & Melbourne
• Job interviews
• IT Consulting roles
• Dealing with software developers
• Pathways to becoming a Business Analyst and breaking into the profession