Junior Project manager Review

by CGI

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.2/10

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

I am currently project managing a small Cyber project, learning to do the internal financing and management procedures as well as managing a team of 11 individuals. I am also involved with sales and bidding functions in which I am part of the team who produces commercial and government proposals in order to win more work.

9/10

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

I have learnt financial, governance and imitogation skills that I would have not developed unless I had been exposed to first hand experience

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I have very much enjoyed the programme granted it is sometimes challenging I have found that I have developed a great deal since starting and feel that I am in a great position to develop a career in the future

10/10

4. How valued do you feel by CGI?

I feel I am very much valued by the managers. They are very supportive of the sponsired degree programme and will often check on my development to enusre that I am not overly stressed and feel supported.

9/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I feel that the programme is structured well, HR will escalte any issues that we have if necessary and we have representatives on our scheme who feed back to CGI and the university any issues that we face.

9/10

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

We are very much supported I have already been trained in about 6 different scheme since starting including being funded to take a bidding qualification, internal tool training for financial functions as well as consultancy training.

9/10

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

I feel that CGI has a good system of supported including a line manager, people manager and mentors all of which will keep in regular contact. If I had any issues I would feel comfortable to raise them.

10/10

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

I feel that it meets my costs well considering I am not having to fund my degree.

9/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Yes I have been given several opporrunities to talk to young school girls encourgaing them to consider careers in IT on the behalf of CGI - which is very rewarding

9/10

9. Would you recommend CGI to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because it offers the perfect balance between experience and earning a living whilst starting a career! CGI will help develop you and expose you to various career paths.

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

Make sure that it is something you want to do because balancing a career and a degree requires good time management.