Junior Business Analyst Review

Speaking to stakeholders to understand the current and desired state of a change, then developing requirements to describe what we expect to see. Experience has varied and much of my time on the role I didn't have much to do.

I have learned about stakeholder management, process mapping, gap analysis and requirements engineering.

The apprenticeship can be very repetitive in parts (particularly with the classroom days). A lot of the time, feedback received was ambiguous or insufficient in detail to work on effectively and I go the impression my mentor didn't read through my work properly. However, the content covered was good and I liked the online platform.

The programme is very well organised and has flexibility in the case that you are unable to complete certain tasks for a certain date. I have not rated 10 stars as I believe the classroom days are very repetitive.

Employer is very kind and supportive, but would benefit from taking ownership on developing their own training structure. Main issues have come from the lack of work I have been able to own.

I have a learning assistant, who always answers my questions. However, I feel sometimes that the feedback received is ambiguous or not specific enough, which when challenged seems to have a weak defence. This leads me to sometimes feel they have not read my work properly and are giving blanket feedback.

My qualification has been my sole source of training in the job, but I feel my employer could take ownership of a lot of this training themselves in a more concise, effective way.

Yes, there are professional networking events and a social committee sometimes puts on events.

Yes

Whilst the apprenticeship / junior role requires a lot of work, the company treat you well and the people are supportive. Salary and bonus are good compared to the average.

Feel free to give feedback to your managers based on your experience.