Network Engineer Review

My role is to receive incoming calls from engineers who are currently at different sites tasked out to fix various issues, I also fix faults with the Wi-Fi for various businesses by logging into SecureCRT and performing different commands to troubleshoot the devices and attempt to get them up and running

I have learned a mixture of new and existing skills on the wifi team as i was on the team before i have reminded myself of some of the commands which I was using before and i have also learnt the function of various new commands to help fix devices

I enjoy my programme as i have received lots of support from the university and colleagues in order to assist and help me with passing my assignments and exams to a good standard. I am also pleased with the support we get from BT in consistently allowing us to have study days

My programme is structured well as we have learned lots of different modules throughout which are all relevant to the course and all help us to learn about network engineering which we can use to help us with our day to day roles which help us to learn on the job

I receive lots of support from my employer as they allow us to have many study days every week in order to help us pass the apprenticeship, i therefore try to use this time wisely. I also know that if i am ever struggling with something i can ask for extra study if i feel i need it

For the last 3 years i have usually had two university days which allow us to get taught the course we are working towards, these days are helpful, however not all of the teaching i have received has been as high of a level as it could be which makes the learning a bit more of a challenge

My training given through the university has helped with a few of my jobs however it is not always relevant for some of them. Most of the theory work i will not really come across as part of my work, only maybe briefly in some roles but not man of them

There are not really any extra activities which i have been involved in, i have taken part in a few tournaments however such as volleyball and table tennis. i also took part in the Adastral Park sports day event which was an enjoyable day to do with your mates a d gets you active

Yes

I would recommend BT to a friend as the overall programme is very beneficial as it gives you a very good career with lots of prospects for the future if you want to. you also get the chance to achieve a degree and earn a good salary while working at BT

I would say apply for a role which looks the most beneficial to you and the one which you can get the best out of for whichever job you want to go into. I would also say prepare extremely well for the assessment centre as you get asked lots of interview style questions