From an early age, Shazna Choudhry was interested in business, but while working as a Project Administrator she felt that her lack of a degree was holding her back from making progress in her dream career. She began looking around for ways that she could give her career a kick-start – and her research led her straight to LSBU.
“I needed to study part-time in the evenings, by fitting education around work,” says Shazna. “LSBU was one of the only universities I found that provided a part-time evening degree, and I was delighted to see that the course would give me a good foundation in a variety of topics related to business.”
Shazna started studying with us at Westminster Kingsway, and immediately found herself impressed by LSBU. “I was impressed by the resources that the University provides,” she says. “It offers state-of-the-art IT to employment support for alumni – they look after students the whole way through the experience.”
The support from the lecturers was absolutely amazing – probably the best thing about my studies.
Shazna Choudhry
Shazna herself has now graduated from LSBU, and has since made the kind of progress she was hoping for in her career. She works in an important role at Eversholt Rail: “I’m currently working as a Bid Project Manager,” she says. “It’s a varied and challenging job that’s at the forefront of activity in the organisation. I write business cases, produce project plans, run campaign plans and manage a cross-functional team to deliver different outputs for the Head of Bidding.”
Shazna's opportunities at Eversholt Rail are no coincidence, however, she is adamant that her time at LSBU has been hugely beneficial. “I’ve been promoted twice since I started the degree, and I’m sure I will continue to develop and grow into new roles,” she says. “The degree gave me a lot of knowledge around the different elements surrounding business.”
Shazna shares some advice on how to succeed in the career you want.
Thanks to Shazna's time at LSBU, she is confident she will develop further and be promoted into roles that suit her skills and competencies. She traces her positive attitude back to her degree, gaining the skills and confidence that have set her up for the future.
“A lecturer once said to me ‘nothing is for nothing’”, says Shazna. “I agree with that.”
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