Lou Phungula
HR Assistant
Hello my name is Lou.
I studied Administration Assistance at the Universal College Outcome (UCO) and received my certificate in 2008. I have worked in an office environment in one of the oldest daily newspaper companies in South Africa for more than 15 years and gained a lot of experience in Admin duties. I started in sales and progressed to being a newspaper planner, and later became Production Coordinator. I was awarded the best admin person in the company a few times.
I am grateful for the opportunity to work for Words First in the support team. The Words First value that resonates with me most is ‘Inclusivity’ – being in HR, I get to experience this firsthand. In my office I get to be in different countries all over the world as I make contact with the New starters and assist them with their DBS applications.
I consider myself to be the handyman in my family, so most of my weekends are spent fixing things in the house or assisting my neighbours. I love to exercise and even though I haven’t been that dedicated lately, I’m hoping that will change soon!
If you ask my friends to describe me, I think they will say that I’m a quiet, shy person but very funny once you get to know me.
