Business Analyst Apprentice Review

On a day to day basis I attend a multitude of meetings with stakeholders for ongoing projects which I am involved in, and attend daily meetings with my team. I also meet with my manager to discuss my work and learn skills to broaden my business analysis knowledge.

Since joining the BBC I have learnt a variety of business analysis skills. I recently had the opportunity to attend a 3-day training course, which has helped improve my knowledge of business analysis and key skills such as requirements gathering. I have also developed these skills through my university course, and improved my coding skills.

I am really enjoying the programme; I get to work on a multitude of exciting projects in my job and my university course is very interesting, allowing me learn many new concepts relevant to business analysis and the technology field.

My programme is well structured; I meet my line manager frequently throughout the week to discuss my ongoing work, have weekly team meetings, and I am given 1 day a week to complete my university work and lectures.

The BBC provide great support for any questions or concerns regarding the university work. We have scheme specialists who we meet with monthly and can ask any questions regarding the university work. Also everyone in my team is very supportive and willing to help if I have any questions.

I attended a block release at my university for 7 weeks for an introductory module to the course. This provided me with the basic knowledge and skills to begin the course. We now attend weekly lectures online and attend in-person study days every few months,

My university course allows me to learn a variety of business analyst skills which I can apply to my role, and help expand my knowledge of the discipline. It has also provided me with core coding skills which I am able to apply in my role to gain a better understanding of the projects which I am currently involved in.

The BBC have many clubs you can join, and there are lots of events held for apprentices and monthly social events. This allows me to meet new people and other apprentices who are on different schemes and have different jobs and roles within the business.

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The BBC is a great place to work and since joining for my apprenticeship everyone has been very welcoming, helpful and supportive. Everyone is always willing to help if you have any questions and I would definitely recommend working at the BBC.

Be open, honest, positive and be yourself. Think about how your skill set would apply to the role and why you would like to work at the BBC.