Jenene Freer - Founder & Managing Director NZ Girl. Workchoice Day student in 1995.

I was one of the students on the first ever Workchoice Day back in 1995. I went to three companies, but I only remember visiting one ..... Microsoft. In Microsoft's peak, performance and computers were just starting to be an important part of my life, this was a memorable experience. I remember sitting in their meeting room having one of their management team talk to us about her job and what makes Microsoft special and thinking to myself, "I want her job, I want to work in this industry". Two months later, I had left school and was working as an analyst for a software development company. Eight years later the company that I started - nzgirl.co.nz - was awarded e-business of the year 2001 by the head of Microsoft New Zealand. It was a wicked feeling and definitely a highlight of my career.