Today we have Julien Lambert and Gisele Karangwa on the PwC People Pulse, both work in Audit at PwC but spoke about getting certifications alongside working.

Julien and Gisele have both gotten certifications during their time at PwC Luxembourg. Julien completed the IRE (Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises), Gisele has completed the OEC (Ordre des Experts-Comptables), the French Chartered Accountancy diploma and hopes to next complete the IRE. As well, both mentioned that AI is the next topic they would like to learn more about, potentially completing a course or certification about this in the future.

Both guests highlighted the benefit of getting certifications as it kept them up to date and developing in their field as well as extending their remit. Regulations, particularly in the EU, are ever evolving and staying up to date with the latest changes is a challenge. For clients of PwC, knowing that the people they are working with are up to date and have proved their competency is an important part of trusting them.

Julien equated the experience of getting his certification to going back to university, but this time with the real world working experience that gave, what he felt was, a an important base to build from. As well, he continued working through the time studying so was able to directly apply what he was learning.

The main take away from speaking to Julien and Gisele was that staying curious and ready to learn is an important part of their professional successes.

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