Rating

7.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I go to uni for a weeks worth of lectures on a Thursday, and the rest of the time I work as a Junior PM rolling out infrastructure small projects on CNWL transformation.

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Project Management as a whole and project support have been new skills that I have learnt since joining the company. I am looking for a new role to challenge myself.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I get on with my team, my boss supports me incredibly and the environment has allowed me to grow as a manager.

    9/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by CGI?
  • By CGI itself, there isnt a massive amount of engagement. I have had a couple of instances where processes have left me short, financially it has been a difficult few years..

    5/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Our program is headed up by [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyApprenticeship Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions], I always know where I need to be.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • We get a lot of support from our dissertation supervisor, and from our lecturers.. they are flexible and always go the extra mile

    10/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Sometimes the business forget we have a lot of work on! they are good at pushing career, sometimes a break would be good to focus on the Uni side of things, but still manageable all round

    7/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • I am required to work in London, so not very well. Easier on the more recent pay rise, but still a massive struggle living in London. Parents still help.

    5/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Yes, I dont use them as I have no free time.

    8/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • Because they can offer lots to people who are willing to apply themselves.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to CGI?
  • Don't expect a work life balance with a full time degree and a full time job.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Information Technology

Central London & City

March 2018


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