Jobs and Careers Spring 2019 - 237

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Uche
Uche
Williams
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Williams
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Uche
Williams
Williams
I was
I was
I was
raised
raised
raised
in in
Lagos,
in
Lagos,
Lagos,
Nigeria,
Nigeria,
Nigeria,
born
born
born
into
into
into
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a family
a family
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four
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my
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degree
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in in
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to
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trade
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anything!
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for
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about
about
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DVLA
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African
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with
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in
Swansea.
in
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by
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the
in
the
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the
DVLA
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in in
November
in
November
November
last
last
last
year.
year.
year.
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by DVLA's
HR
HR
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But
But
I was
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made
made
to to
feel
to
feel
feel
welcome
welcome
welcome
right
right
right
from
from
from
thethe
start.
the
start.
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the
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the
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Civil
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to feel
to feel
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welcome
rightright
fromfrom
the start.
the start.
representation
representation
in the
in Civil
the Civil
Service.
Service.
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When
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for
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my
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ITS,
in
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main
main
main
issue
issue
issue
was
was
was
that
that
that
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DVLA
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opportunities
job
opportunities
opportunities
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were
were
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in
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my
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jobcommunities
opportunities
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were
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advertised
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in
places
in
places
places
where
where
where
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the
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places
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communities
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normally
normally
normally
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look.
look.
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looked
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at
what
at
what
what
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make
to
make
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ame
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thethe
opportunity
the
opportunity
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put
to
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my
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skills
my
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into
into
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practice
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and
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very
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