What did you study and how does it relate to your role right now?

I studied Economic Policy and Administration at the University of Pardubice. In my third and fourth year of university, I decided to pursue studying abroad with an Erasmus exchange program in the field of International Business and Administration. I spent the first year at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and the second year at the Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland. During this time, I came to realise that the world is not only black and white. Therefore, I decided to complete my studies in the public sector before moving on to something more international or business-related. I would say this made my knowledge background very diverse. This helps at being an HR Generalist, as it is beneficial to have a wide overview. Cultural sensitivity also helps a lot when working in a multinational environment. I have to thank my Erasmus years for that. 

Why did you want to start your career at Deutsche Börse Group?

It was pretty much a coincidence. After I had completed my studies, I was looking for a part-time job and recruitment seemed to be a good option. Back then, I was curious about the recruitment process in an international company and I was interested in looking behind the scenes, e.g. how future employees are being recruited.  

Then, I got an offer to stay in personnel services as a full-timer. I literally started from scratch and I must thank my present and former colleagues who have guided me through the HR area. 

What is your role in HR at Clearstream? 

For the last year, I have been working as an HR Generalist for both Deutsche Börse IT and Clearstream in Prague. Most of the time, I process everything regarding the CIO/COO division. 

My tasks differ every day based on employees’ needs. Among other things, I am responsible for the administrative agenda, organisational changes, e.g. processing and signing contracts, amendments and the welcome day agenda for newcomers every month.
Currently, there are two big projects I am working on. 

The first one is the implementation of a tool to significantly decrease administrative workload on the HR side by allowing employees to edit their personal information on their own without having to notify HR. This is a step forward in terms of processing employee data.

The second project is the implementation of a cloud-based e-tax tool which makes tax processing much easier for both the company and our employees. This way, we are moving a step further in the direction of a paperless environment and continuous digitisation at Deutsche Börse Group. I am very happy that my role allows me to connect project management, IT support and HR. 

What do you enjoy most about your work?

I most enjoy the diversity of tasks in combination with a stable working environment. As for a customer-oriented person, there is a sense of self-fulfillment that comes from helping employees with their needs. Also, this sounds cliché, but I very much like meeting new people which happens every day when working in HR. 

What advice would you give yourself if you were to start your career over again?

I started my career one year ago, so I would not have changed anything apart from the fact that I should have continued to study the German language. But overall, I guess, it is too early to evaluate my career.