Messaging engineer Review

by Barclays

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • working on servers and keeping ibm mq estate running

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • it stuff, team management,

    9/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • some lecturers are difficult to understand, and some waffle and don’t give any real instruction

    5/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • not the most organised as i never know where i am, never know what’s being asked of me

    5/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • as much as i need

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • i would like a bit more help with assignments as i never know where or how to start it

    5/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • i don’t feel it helps in my current role

    4/10
  • 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.)

    • yea

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Barclays to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • pay could be better, but benefits are good and there’s room to move around the bank

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

    • keep trying, keep applying

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Computer Systems Engineering

Knutsford

March 2024

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