Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I coordinate early careers programmes across the UK supporting the business to recruit, develop and retain early careers talent. This involves communicating and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, evaluating performance of programmes and suppliers, innovating for improvement, mitigating risks and ensuring compliance

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • My career journey with Howdens to date has been one of ongoing development. The chartered management degree programme is helping me to understand the business in a wider context that my role and develop new skills that I can apply directly to my role

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I'm really enjoying the development and relishing the opportunity to learn and grow

    10/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • My programme is really well organised into weekly learning activities that I can directly apply to the module assignments and my day to day work

    10/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I've always had excellent support from Howdens throughout the my career journey with them. I work hard to improve early careers for both the business and apprentices and in return have helped me to achieve a number of professional and personal ambitions and continue to do so

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • I think the support that I have received from my PDE at Corndel has been excellent and enjoy working with them.

    10/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • I have absolutely no doubt that the learning has made a big impact on the way that perform professionally. I feel like I have a much wider understanding of the business and how my role fits in and it has enabled me to improve what I do and what my team does strategically for best business outcomes

    10/10

  • 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 out of work business activities that I can get involved in such as go-karting, dragon boat racing and rounders with the addition of social events such as team activities and xmas social etc

    10/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Howdens to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Howdens have supported me both to achieve goals personally and professionally. It's unlike other work places and I think the people are its greatest asset. It's a great place to work and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Howdens?
  • Be yourself and take the opportunities that Howdens can give you and work hard as this is a place where you can truly succeed.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Human Resources

Liverpool

March 2025


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