Junior Software Engineer Review

by Capgemini

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

My role is Junior Software Engineer, an average day currently will be producing code for a client project. This could be either testing or producing application code.

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learn an incredible amount of new skills, I am now well adept in the programming language Java and many other aspects of programming that come with this such as development tools and mark up languages.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Very much, I joined to learn how to programme and have done exactly this,

7/10

4. How valued do you feel by Capgemini?

I am trusted to represent Capgemini infront of clients and to produce work to a high standard.

8/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Due to the programme being in its infancy when I joined there have been some small teething problems most of which have been quickly overcome by the programme management for the benefit of the apprentices.

7/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

Our training is mostly done during our own time and the information involved tends to come from things learnt in personal time or on project rather than from the training provider as we do not have time for lessons with a full time job to handle.

7/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Support from the employer has been good with many training opportunities given to us, however recently with changes to the programme our time given to study has been taken away from us which can make things much tougher.

5/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

I currently have no issues with my salary. However, with long hours working away I do feel that there should be more incentive when living away from home.

6/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

6/10

9. Would you recommend Capgemini to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

A good opportunity to learn, earn and excel within a very large company

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Capgemini?

If applying for the Higher Apprentice programme with Programming or Testing in mind make sure you have a passion for computing and technology to get the most out of your learning experience.