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1302                    <div class="meetmembers-contenthead d-md-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
1303                        <div class="meetmembers-contenttitle"><span>02.</span> Cameron</div>
1304                        <div class="meetmembers-role">Digital apprentice</div>
1305                    </div>
1306                    <div class="meetmembers-contentbody">
1307                        <div class="usercontent">
1308                            <p>A lot of people think IT is very office-based and involves sitting at computers, in front of a monitor - that’s definitely not the case. We are constantly out on sites and being hands-on plugging things in - the job is also a combination of the physical and the technical.</p>
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1334                    <div class="meetmembers-contenthead d-md-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
1335                        <div class="meetmembers-contenttitle"><span>03.</span> Kristel</div>
1336                        <div class="meetmembers-role">Business support manager</div>
1337                    </div>
1338                    <div class="meetmembers-contentbody">
1339                        <div class="usercontent">
1340                            <p>It's great to have those letters after your name, to show you've got that passion for what you do.</p>
1341                        </div>
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1343
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1345                            Discover membership
1346                        </a>
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1367                        <div class="meetmembers-contenttitle"><span>04.</span> Soheir </div>
1368                        <div class="meetmembers-role">Committee member</div>
1369                    </div>
1370                    <div class="meetmembers-contentbody">
1371                        <div class="usercontent">
1372                            <p>The best part of BCS is making connections and expanding your network.&nbsp;</p>
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