Challenges are opportunities, says young trainee

Posted by Post Courier

Meet Boboleia Kom, the Remington Group’s graduate management trainee encouraging young women to see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow to become better professionals.

Here’s what Ms Kom has to say in this first person interview with the Remington Group:

“I recently graduated from the James Cook University in Townsville, Australia with a Bachelor of Business (Management). I am 23 and I come from the Jiwaka, Milne Bay and Enga provinces.”

“I always overcome challenges by learning to look at the bright side of it.

Challenge are opportunities that make you learn and grow. How far you go depends on how you deal with the negative situations,” she said.

“I surrounded myself with a likeminded group of friends: friends who have plans, set goals and achieve them; friends who let each other know about opportunities, friends who encourage each other and give each other confidence; friends like family, who are positive people.

“While at the University, I tried to prepare myself for my first job by doing a lot of volunteer work while balancing my studies.

I worked with the Court Network Inc, North Queensland Women’s Legal Service, UN Youth Australia, JCU PNG Students’ Association, Study Townsville and I interned at TJIP Patent’s Trademarks & Designs.

“My volunteer work experience gave me insight into working in business environments and also intangible gains.

I am more confident in myself and my ability to work in a team.

I can easily understand the whole vision of an organisation and how it stands in the community, and I embody it – that adds value to my work.

“Ï am currently with the Remington Group as a graduate management trainee.

I see a lot of potential for the group and its business units.

It is an international company when you look at its branding, yet it is a national company and that is one of its great strengths.”

“The Remington Group has a ‘one-village approach’ to everything. I love how friendly everyone is.

I easily fit in well when I started. Company’s chief executive officer Peter Goodwin’s is focussed on mentoring Papua New Guineans.

His leadership is about always working and planning ahead while trying to build a ‘teamwork’ culture. So far, I’ve learnt from him that you have be outcome-driven, and to do that you have to be forthright and honest.”

The Remington Group has been serving Papua New Guinea as the premier company for printing and business solutions since 1948.

We sell and service world class brands across printer, copier and office industries.

The Remington Group takes pride in recruiting candidates based on merit.

We are an equal opportunity employer focused firmly on gender equality, non-ageist policies, and the development of the PNG national workforce.

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