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When I was growing up in Pakistan, I never thought that one day I'd be working at the 主播大秀. Moving to England was a massive change as a 12-year-old; I had to learn a new language and culture while battling an identity crisis.

At 16, I wanted to join the army - crazy I know! But my media teacher knew I was made for the broadcasting world and encouraged me to apply for a media apprenticeship. That’s how I ended up working for the 主播大秀. Getting on to the apprenticeship wasn’t easy, you had the application form, assessment day and back then, I spent 3 months in college before being accepted on the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship team are great and one person who supported me was David Longworth.

I didn’t take the usual educational route most Asian women are expected to take. While on the apprenticeship we had to network and got the chance to meet some of the Talent and Resourcing Managers across the 主播大秀. I remember chatting to the lovely Victoria Roye and a few weeks later I had a placement at 主播大秀 Entertainment and from there my career took off. I have been very fortunate to try out different job roles with the 主播大秀, from working in productions, recruitment, IT and currently I work in Design + Engineering. You don’t always have to have a 5-year plan, I certainly didn’t and trying out the different area’s within 主播大秀 helped me decide the career path I wanted to take. If you’re reading this, I would encourage you to explore the 主播大秀 there are so many departments Productions, HR, Digital, Commercial and we even have lawyers.

While doing these roles I wasn’t always sure where I wanted to be, it wasn’t until I started working in D&E I decided Project/Delivery Management was the route I wanted to progress with. I get to work on some great projects. Recently I have been working on a very exciting project, which involves creating and delivering an app for the Tokyo Olympics Team to assist with the content planning. Also, soon I will be joining the 主播大秀 Sounds Team as a Delivery Manager and helping build an awesome 主播大秀 product.

As an Asian woman, I do have to work twice as hard and I’m always second-guessing myself. Over the last year or so, I joined the WiSTEM Network, which is a staff network that aims to connect, empower and inspire women, and those who identify as women, with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers at the 主播大秀. I can’t express how much being part of this network has helped me build my confidence and I get to work with some remarkable women across the 主播大秀.

The 主播大秀 is a big organisation, and it can be tough to navigate. Like many of us, we have faced challenges during our careers and the great thing about the 主播大秀 is that you have access to so many resources. Now with the support of my new line manager Nora Bereczkei, I will be doing a degree-level apprenticeship in project management. Personally, the reason why I feel successful is that I’m always learning either on the job or by doing courses to learn new skills. You have to be willing to learn constantly especially in the Tech/Digital world.

I believe learning never ends at a certain age. Growing up in Pakistan taught me the value of learning and hard work. I connect so deeply with this quote and I hope it inspires you too. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”