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I can safely say that Afore Consulting is a great place for anyone taking his/her first steps in EU public affairs.

The first thing that Afore Consulting has brought me is the opportunity to grow as a professional. As a junior team member, I was very much worried to remain confined to very basic tasks, that would equate to yet another traineeship. Instead, what struck me at Afore is the amount of confidence I was given as soon as I started, and the diversity of tasks that goes with. Monitoring EU legislative developments of course, but also briefing clients, organising events, carrying out in-depth research: Afore Consulting has allowed me to significantly enrich my skillset and become a multi-skilled, grown-up professional.

You might have read that Afore Consulting is specialised in financial services – I had too, and I must admit it had scared me. Having very little background on the issue, I was afraid to be immersed into a very technical, dry and bland area. I was wrong: this is all about politics, and is as colourful as politics can get. Of course EU financial services policy is technical to a certain extent, but not more than the EU’s fundamental rights, environmental or foreign policy. Plus, for me, it was a real challenge (and reward) to be able to apply my knowledge of EU politics to a new policy area. These six months made me dive deep into the EU’s legislative process and definitely enhanced my practical knowledge of the EU’s functioning.

Finally, I must say that my Afore Consulting experience has been all the more simple by the working atmosphere. Afore is a human-size company, where each and every team member plays a fully-fledged role and where I have found a great deal of solidarity. Contrary to my worries, the other team members have really been here to give me guidance and answer my questions at the start, which made me feel integrated from day one. I also very much appreciated the team’s diversity in terms of nationalities, with members from all around (and even outside) Europe.

In sum, at Afore Consulting, I have come to develop a wide range of skills by working on a challenging EU policy area and as part of a very enjoyable working environment, which I think is what every young EU affairs professional could hope for.