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

I am an automation test engineer, I develop automation software and frameworks to automate testing of new software. I develop the automation frameworks by typically using playwright or selenium and I am usually coding in java

8/10

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

Yes when I first started I had very limited coding skills, since joining I am pretty fluent in java. I have also learnt a lot of new technologies and business skills. The majority of the skills that I use day to day I have learnt from working on the job.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

It creates amazing social opportunities when you are on campus and I have dramatically increased my skills since started. I love being able to take all my new found skills and knowledge and know that I can apply them to personal projects or other work projects. I am also constantly improving my skill set.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

If I’m being honest the actually project work that we do is amazing and extremely well structured for the most part however the university and the structure around the actual education is not very good. It is mainly the universities fault and we are constantly having coursework and dates changed.

6/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I personally know that we can recieve a lot of support from the people within the company and the study days are a huge help. Most people who work there are extremely understanding around university studies and will not typically deny you any time that you need to go oncampus or complete coursework

9/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

We obviously have lectures every week however in terms of support there is very little from Aston universities side. Lectures often don’t reply to emails or take a long time to. Also the timing/structuring of exams and coursework is not very good at all, you will have little to no work for like a month or 2 then everything due in within a week

3/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

The initial part of the course also known as ALE was extremely useful for getting my skills up to speed to start my job however I would say 90% of the stuff we are taught after the initial ale is pretty useless in my day to day role however it may come in handy in the future

2/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There are always opportunities available especially as an apprentice, there is a really strong apprentice community at Capgemini that are always putting on events or networking opportunities. Even outside of the apprentice community there is typically an event or networking opportunity on every week or every other week so yes I would say so.

9/10

9a. Would you recommend Capgemini to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It offers somewhat competitive wages especially for an apprenticeship and there is a really good career path available. If you get bored of a project then you are free to move around without judgment. There is typically something interesting available for everyone. Also everyone there is very respectful and it’s just a great community

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

Don’t get to hung up on your technical skills especially if you are going on an apprenticeship. What they really want to see is that you are passionate about technology and that you are really keen to actually work in this industry. Just be yourself if you lie and get in you might not enjoy it as much

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