Digital Apprentice Review

I work for the client team, so I do a lot of processing of client data. I attend client meetings to ensure we are meeting their requirements and the data we analyse for them is providing them with the insights we need. I also have time for learning within work, this is 2 hours a week with the head of emerging technology in which he helps myself and another apprentice to code.

I have improve my communication skills greatly, as well as my organisational skills. All the skills that you don't learn at uni. How to organise my time and know when to say no, and what tasks will improve my skill set more and I should opt for them instead of something I do everyday.

I think it is hard coming in at such a young age and for that you do have to be determined to stick at it and not give up in the hard times. Especially moving to such a big city, where I didn't know anyone but I would never swap the experience I have, I know it's once in a lifetime opportunity and I'll reap the rewards when I finish.

As we were the first tax cohort, it was slightly unstructured. But thankfully we all naturally found the areas we belong in, I had a go doing business analyst work as well as development work before deciding that client work suited me best. We have a good routine now and it is well structured for the most part.

Most of the time enough support. Everyone is very friendly and does want to help and they're always approachable but everyone is busy too. Sometimes that can be difficult if you don't know something and you have to wait for someone to help but mostly everyone is accommodating.

Next to none, the support we receive from our training provider is usually abysmal. When submitting work, they take forever to give feedback and the feedback on the final assignment is vague, leaving little opportunity to improve from. They constantly change their minds about how we should do things and give different answers to different students about the correct way of things. I don't think they themselves have a definite idea of what a good assignment should look like

Barely at all. Many people don't go to college and end up with the same mark, or better, than those at college. They aren't technical enough and don't have enough experience in the field to give us any real life insights. The place I improve is at work, I can't think of a thing that college has helped me improve on.

Yes, our work has a women's network, yoga, tennis, rugby, football and many other clubs and societies to take part in. It's very diverse and inclusive for all. We regularly have team activities or drinks. Last year our team got obsessed with the game 'Coup' and would play this almost everyday after work

Yes

For a professional organisation, it is a great place to work. The people are lovely and so is the work place. Everyone does their best to be friendly and considerate of others. If we have a bad day or make mistakes everyone is usually very understanding. Managers seem to appreciate the work more than I've heard in other places.

Definitely don't stress, the interview is informal and more of a chat. Just to see if you would fit in with the rest of the team. if you're a nice person and willing to try hard, the interviewer will see this. Be prepared and excited and this will come across.