Application Consultant Review

by Capgemini

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.4/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Currently I am an ETL developer for a major electrical and gas supplier for the UK. On a daily basis I review data sent to us by the company, load it into the database once it has passed the regular checks and if mappings haven't been created for that specific set of data, me or my colleague will create them.

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learnt Informatica, data warehousing structure, data modelling and have developed my spreadsheet skills within microsoft Excel

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The work can be dull, but other times it can be challenging and stressful so overall it isn't a bad experience. The team I work with are all brilliant hard-working people. The company culture is very open and honest with an eye for successful employees.

8/10

4. How valued do you feel by Capgemini?

Recently I gained my first promotion within the business where I was afforded personal recommendation from several senior managers within the business. Currently I feel very valued.

10/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Nearly everything on capgemini's side of the apprenticeship is very well thought-out and delivered however some of the other aspects such as the QA course is lacklustre at best.

3/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

In the beginning, I gained absolutely zero support from my training provider and fell behind considerably, however with the advent of my new (current) tutor, I finished everything I was given and handed everything in on time and to a reasonable degree of expertise.

4/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

There is a support structure in place at capgemini which means that anywhere I turn, I know that I can talk to someone about what's going on, at home or at work.

10/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

Due to an unavoidable situation near the beginning of my apprenticeship, I was afforded a very bad grade. I kept my job, but it meant that I hadn't had a payrise in a year and 6 months of working with capgemini. However since my promotion I believe I should get a significant raise which should make my current costs viable.

6/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

There are dozens of events at capgemini every quarter, it's just knowing who to talk to and where to find out.

10/10

9. Would you recommend Capgemini to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Overall capgemini is a great company to work for and I can't stress enough how good the opportunity is here.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Capgemini?

Be assertive Don't rest on your academic knowledge, impress your interviewer with working knowledge of databases, programming languages or other necessary skills for working at an IT-centric company.