{"id":583996,"date":"2022-09-06T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T12:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=story&#038;p=505761"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:47:42","slug":"unique-direction","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/news\/inside-stories\/unique-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique direction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-bleed-banner undefined\"><div class=\"hero-bleed-mp-banner undefined no-overlay  is-image has-card \" 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class=\"content-box is-short centralized\"><span class=\"title-tag story-title-tag\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title\">Unique direction <\/h1><p class=\"description\">Choosing your own path at Capgemini: A young graduate who joined us in 2019 shares his story <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"modal fade ytmodal\" id=\"videoModal976e5eb1-1d3d-45d7-bb15-0a96b1c4795d\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"videoModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00d7<\/span><\/button><div class=\"modal-body\"><div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"\" id=\"video\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/news\/inside-stories\/unique-direction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/news\/inside-stories\/unique-direction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">Ethan Lee came to Capgemini in October 2019 through the graduate program in Singapore. Here, he shares his journey.<\/h2><p class=\"intro-para-content\">From a stint in the military to a role at Capgemini, a young graduate tells us how anything is possible, with a little encouragement to find his own route, a will to succeed in a very different environment &#8211; and a lucky pair of socks!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-surprising-first-day\">A surprising first day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s your first day on the\u202fgraduate program at Capgemini Singapore. Thanks to your military service, you arrive early and sit in reception glancing down at your socks. These are not just ordinary socks: These are lucky socks you\u2019ve designed yourself.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>\u201cAt last, you\u2019re brought into the office and wait nervously to be introduced to your new colleagues. And one of the first people you meet is none other than\u2026 Gaurav Modi, chief executive officer of South East Asia and Hong Kong, the most senior Capgemini employee in the region!\u201d&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>This is exactly what happened to Ethan Lee when he joined the program in October 2019, after finishing his degree from the University of Buffalo, New York, where he majored in economics. \u201cWe were really surprised,\u201d says Ethan. \u201cIt\u2019s the last thing you expect. I found it amazing that from the start we were face-to-face with one of the company\u2019s leaders.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capgemini_Ethan-Lee_Military_2-e1638375277720.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><h4 data-maxlength=\"144\" class=\"titlewithoutLink\"><\/h4><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"436\">While at university, Ethan completed several internships before deciding consultancy was the right career for him. He responded to an advert for Capgemini Singapore\u2019s graduate program on LinkedIn. He applied and, after a few rounds of interviews, was offered a place.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-encouraging-fresh-thinking\">Encouraging fresh thinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meeting a senior manager on his first day made a big impression on Ethan, one that has stayed with him ever since. \u201cRight away, Gaurav made us realize we don\u2019t have to be fearful of our superiors. He portrayed an environment that encourages fresh thinking and new ideas, and a company that would help us grow into the people we wanted to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ethan, who came to Capgemini without much experience of IT, this message really resonated with him. \u201cTo me, it meant that &#8211; despite my then limited level of technical knowledge &#8211; my ideas, my solutions, and even my thought processes when approaching a project would be seen as valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-choosing-your-own-path\">Choosing your own path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An encouragement to find one\u2019s own unique path is a theme that Ethan has experienced again and again with Capgemini. \u201cAt every stage, I\u2019ve felt free to choose what I want to do. Our graduate program lead asked us individually what we wanted to get from the scheme. I asked to be involved in a project because, from my internships, I knew it would be a great way to get experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-right row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box  row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner\"><h4 data-maxlength=\"144\" class=\"titlewithoutLink\"><\/h4><p data-maxlength=\"436\" class=\"box-text\">Ethan joined a project involving the implementation of Coupa \u2013 a business spending management platform \u2013 for a global luxury retailer group that operates in 14 countries worldwide and has more than 200 users.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capgemini_Ethan-Lee_CG_2.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-officer-and-a-sock-designer\">An officer and a sock designer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethan was able to draw on his experience of being a commissioned signals officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. \u201cIn Singapore, all young men are conscripted for national service for two years, and I led a team responsible for network maintenance and restructuring. It gave me confidence and skills for convincing others in my peer group to see my point of view.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Capgemini_Ethan-LEE_socks.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><h4 data-maxlength=\"144\" class=\"titlewithoutLink\"><\/h4><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"436\">At university, Ethan also explored his artistic side in the form of abstract doodles. In 2018, he set up an online business to sell socks featuring his designs, mainly to friends and classmates. \u201cI designed the socks myself, and found a supplier and manufacturer. Although I\u2019ve put the business on hold since I started working full-time, I would love to resume it at some point to see where it leads.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p>While sock design may not be a widely shared interest among\u202fCapgemini graduates, such a sense of creativity, entrepreneurship, and adventure can be a great asset for bringing innovative ideas to a project!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section latestStoriesBlock \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"contentTitle\"><h2 class=\"story-heading\">Inside stories<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"storyBox \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper focused-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/news\/inside-stories\/hunting-for-dragons\/\" aria-label=\"Hunting for dragons\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png?w=1024&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png?w=1024&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png?w=500&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 58% 27%; object-fit: cover;\" class=\"focused-image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"storyInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"storyTag\">Future-shaping projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"storyTitle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/news\/inside-stories\/hunting-for-dragons\/\" aria-label=\"Hunting for dragons\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story-subtitle\">Hunting for dragons<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah Gon\u00e7alves wasn\u2019t always a data engineer. 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