Finance and Commercial Academy Trainee Review

The scheme is placement based and involve's various placements throughout the sectors and job roles within Siemens whhich i suggest you look into before you apply. From my experience you earn the responsibility given to you and will be treated accordingly.

Over the duration of the placements there is lots of opportunities to develop skills through sector specific training courses you may be offered depending on your role as well as specific training days for the apprenticeship the next one being an excel training courses.

I look forward to geting up each morning and coming to work , Enough said ?

On the ground level you are very much appreciated by your colleagues and direct staff however working for such a big company makes you a tiny cog in the scheme of things and can make you and your work feel undervalued.

The induction week we spent doing a mixture of corporate tasks aswell as partaking in team building activities which involved bannan boating and wakeboarding on a lake !

Once you establish a relationship with your training provider you will reap the reward as they start treating you as a person and not just a number. This takes time but once established the tutors are happy to help you out anytime, anyhow and anywhere. This for me is a key to establishing a good work life balance and couldn’t be done if it wasn’t for the training provider

This can vary from the manager you have, however I have found that all my managers have been supportive on both a personal and professional aspects of life.

A downside to the scheme is that the pay does not go far to covering costs; I myself am still dependant on financial support from my parents however I am re-assured that the pay is performance related and can quickly rise once you meet your targets.

There are many events that Siemens runs from partaking in the Corporate games, Charity Events, Community support fund as well as more social events like Badminton, Football and Netball for Siemens employee’s dependant on the site. Siemens encourages participation amongst employees to engage with each other where possible. There is also an annual games tournament amongst Siemens locations/Sectors which takes place internally each year which includes various sports.

Yes

Siemens are one of the very few companies remaining where I believe you can have a company for life. They are that huge that there are international opportunities, Cross-sector opportunities and even the amount of roles within the company can keep helping you to develop as a person and keep working exiting. There are very few companies you can have the opportunity to work on wind farms one day to building trains the next.

You’re not applying for a job at Siemens; you are applying for a career. If you just want a 9-5 apprenticeship and not go the extra mile this apprenticeship is not for you. However if your ambition is to climb the career ladder and willing to go the extra mile there is no better company than Siemens to work for.