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Anna Malmsten
Trainee autumn 2018

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Today I live in Stockholm, Sweden, and work
as a business analyst at Avanade. Avanade is a
global professional service company that
primarily focus on providing IT consulting and
services related to the Microsoft platform.
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What do you do today?

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My best memories from Georgia are definitely
meeting a lot of new people and enjoying the
fantastic city that is Atlanta. One memory that
stands out is when we went river tubing in
Chattahoochee. In terms of work, I would say
the visits to our members' offices. It was
interesting to learn more about the businesses
and what they do.
What is your best memory when you
were a trainee at SACC Georgia?

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Do you have any connections to Georgia
today?
Yes, I'm still in touch with some of the people I met
during my stay. I became good friends with three
Swedes who also lived in Atlanta during the same
time as me, but who all now are living in Sweden or
Germany.

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Why did you apply for this traineeship?
I did an exchange semester in Hong Kong during
my bachelor and I knew that I wanted to make
another semester abroad to gain more
international experience and to learn more about
different cultures. So, when it was time to apply for
internships I found SACC-GA to be a great
organization to experience how it is to work in the
States but also to get to work with a broad range of
organizations.

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As a business development coordinator, I
learned a lot about stakeholder management
and coordination between different actors
which is something that is valuable in my role
today as a business analyst. Working as a
business analyst I often find myself working
as the bridge between business, and IT.
How did the SACC traineeship prepare
you for your current role?

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What advice would you give to
prospective interns?
It is a great opportunity If you want to gain
experience of working in another country. You
will get the possibility to meet and network
with a lot of people from a variety of
organizations, so try to engage as much as
possible in the events.

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As a business analyst, my role is to identify and
document business needs within organizations.
Recently, I have focused on the Microsoft
Power Platform, which is a group of products
for building business applications, automating
business processes and data visualizations.
What’s your role at Avanade?

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Avanade is headquartered in Seattle and has
36,000 professionals in 25 countries. Avanade is a
global professional service company founded as a
joint venture between Accenture & Microsoft. The
primary focus is providing IT consulting and
services focused on the Microsoft platform.
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