Rating

7.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Shadowed certain people around every day was given small tasks to do occasionally. Would be given some small financial problems to do with funding to solve in my own time given the knowledge I was picking up

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Developed my accounting skills more, and also leart a bit more about team work and communication in the work place.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I found it very usful in parts and sometimes a bit boring in others. Overall though I was happy with the content.

    7/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by John Lewis Partnership?
  • I felt it was a good learning curve for me, although I wasn't expecting massive amounts to do and was given more attention than I expected so was happy.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very well. They knew exactly the type of level I was at coming in to it and set up a program around that specific for my needs

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • A lot when required. Shadowed a lot early on for it so picked up a lot of skills on the job, then slowly started to become more independent

    8/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Same answer as above. Helped a lot early then slowly let m become more independent but always help if I needed it

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Salary was minimal but enough to keep me going. Train tickets real cheap for where I was living so met costs.

    9/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There were but due to my busy sporting commitments I couldn't attend much out of work activities outside normal hours

    6/10

  • 9. Would you recommend John Lewis Partnership to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It was really fun and I leart alot. Can't add much else


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to John Lewis Partnership?
  • Embrace the opportunity. What you put in is what you get out. People are always there to help if you get stuck.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Accounting, Finance

North West

May 2017


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