Application Support Review

by NatWest

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.9/10

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

Looking at Incidents from various applications and seeing if theres anything to report.

7/10

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

Yes, learnt all about Unix and Oracle.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I Enjoy it alot, though its not what i expected.

9/10

4. How valued do you feel by NatWest?

Not so vslued as i cant really contribute to the team like the people who have been here a while.

6/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Not very, not really sure whats going on in terms of college and it hasnt been made very clear.

5/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

Not much in terms of QA, seem relecunt to help me be able to upload my essay untill they meet me in person next month. ive had this essay finished since last month.

4/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Line manager and staff are always willing to help and give me tasks to do.

10/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

I've had to leave home for the first time and move hours away from family and friends, i have enough to survive im sure, despite Edinburghs disgusting rent prices.

8/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Im not sure, i looked on the website and i couldnt find anything, though itd be a useful way to meet people considering i dont have any activites outside of work or friends since moving here.

5/10

9. Would you recommend NatWest to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Its such a large and diverse company, you can have a career for the rest of your life and change job every year and still not have done every role in RBS

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

Make sure youre willing to learn, and learn proactivley. It seems like you could sit and do next to nothing and get away with it or try hard and keep busy and become very succesful.