School leaver Review

My run involves running a variety of daily reports, such as MI reports and reporting the results back in meetings to senior managers on a daily basis. I interact frequently with a wide variety of senior stakeholders such as managers and senior managers. Most of my interactions happen internally in the firm.

I am currently working on obtaining professional qualifications alongside working which aid me in my daily work . I have attended multiple external and internal training courses about a wide variety of soft and technical skills. I learn something new daily in my job and I enjoy meeting and interacting with people.

I really enjoy the daily work although at times it seems hard but at other times certain aspects get boring but overall it is good. I like the team as there is good team culture and spirit, and people are very supportive of each other. The experience has definitely exceeded my exceptions.

there is some structure to the programme, however, there is definitely room for improvement. I enjoyed the induction process and the introductory training that give you a rough idea of what to expect. However, it would be good to have more support once you start the actual role, such as maybe having mentors.

Generally, my team are pretty supportive, especially my line manager. I would be helpful to have a mentor or someone who you can reach out to to discuss wider career prospects or just have a general conversation with. There is some guidance available on the internal website but it is not specific.

Generally, I have not required much support from the training provider, if anything, I just reach out to my line manager if there are any issues. I have heard of people who had issues and they struggled contacting the training provider but I cannot say that for myself as I have not experienced that.

I feel like what I am learning is helping me in terms of achieving my career goals at work. The work also prepares me for studies so it works both ways and it really and allows me to put theory into practice. Studies also helped me feel confident at work at all times.

There are lots of opportunities to get involved with at work such as volunteering, networking and team events. We also have regular annual events such as away days and christmas parties for the whole firm to get together which allows you to further expand your network within the firm and meet people.

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It is a good place to work and learn as well as meet interesting people who can share their experiences with you. It is also a great starting point that allows you to figure out what you want to do as you have many options in different departments that do many different things.

Research what different departments do before you go in and ideally try to do an internship, even if only for a few weeks, to make sure it is the right environment from you. Try to talk to someone who already works there to give you a better insight into the type of roles available.