A Day in the Life of Alexia
Alexia
Alexia conducts research and analysis to support clients operating in federal and international government-driven markets.
Prior to joining Avascent, Alexia worked as Junior Consultant Intern at Advention Business Partners Consulting Firm conducting market research and strategy analysis. She received a Masters’ in international development with a specialization in project management from Sciences Po Paris.
7:45 AM
Get used to getting up a bit earlier now that we’re back at the office, scroll through the news, take a quick breakfast before grabbing my new bike to head to the office, riding along the Seine, the Eiffel Tower and arriving place de la Concorde.
9:00 AM
Take advantage of the time difference with the London office to read and answer mails, organizing my day and sharing interesting news articles on Teams.
9:30 AM
It’s great to be able to catch up once more with the Paris team around a cup of coffee in the kitchen, keeping in mind social distancing! Check up on new interns, make sure that everything is clear and answer questions that come up.
10:00 AM
Join the team for a quick daily check-in meeting online on my project A for a European client, discussing potential roadblocks and setting up further tasks and deadlines.
10:15 AM
Do more research on project A, organizing outputs and filling in slides. Add stickies to be further discussed with the PM and set up calls in the afternoon, as necessary.
12:00 PM
Lunch time break is sacred in French culture! We go grab take-out lunch from open restaurants in the neighborhood and eat together in our big conference room; somehow ending up talking again about the difficulties of setting up joint European Defense projects, tank pgrms., along with Nabil’s food habits…
1:00 PM
Prepare for the afternoon client brief on Project A, trying to anticipate questions and align story.
2:00 PM
Weekly one-hour update call with the European client, briefing module updates, taking notes of follow up questions and potential edits.
3:00 PM
Check-in meeting with the American team on project B, at the start of their day.
3:15 PM
Send out invites on Linkedin, mails or try calling directly people for primaries on project B; as this is the time of the day that aligns with most time zones.
3:45 PM
Small break: grab a snack and cup of tea.
4:00 PM
Finish completing updates, and slides to send final version for the COB deadline on project B.
5:45 PM
Schedule a call with PMs if needed, to align research and objectives for the end of the day.
7:00 PM
In this case, the project is running a bit overtime, I order Deliveroo to eat at the office and spend my time further organizing research and tasks. Otherwise, I head out to take a drink during the last summer days on the riverbanks.
8:00 PM
Check out mails and feedback from the PM/PD to get an idea of priorities for the next day. Also check the calendar with next day’s meetings.
10:00 PM
Find a 30min online Yoga class to stretch out and relax after the day, read or watch a Netflix show before going to bed.