Business Analyst Review

AstraZeneca gives their apprentices opportunity to rotate in different departments. for my year we get to choose 3 departments and spend 8 months in each department before make a decision about our permanent role. During my first rotation I am working as a Business Analyst supporting the companies digital transformation. Working closely with latest technologies and providing device support and training to our employees and suppliers to improve collaboration.

Working as a Business Analyst really helped me to understand business requirements and making sure that the new technology we introduce will really help them to improve their performance. It is very important to understand the business needs in order to deliver the right product and this role gave me the opportunity to understand the importance of it.

I love the fact that you gain a IT degree while you are working. By the time I graduate I will have 4 years work experience along with my degree which I believe will give me a kick start to my career. You also get to practise what you learn which is amazing.

It is very well structured, we have a dedicated day for university where we have time to study/complete our assignments. We also have 4 pathways to choose at university from year 2. At AstraZeneca, we are given the freedom to choose what we truly enjoy and also given the opportunity to rotate in different departments before making our final decision.

We are provided with mentors and buddies from day 1. We can discuss career opportunities with our mentor and discuss any concerns questions we may have with our buddies. Our bussies are older apprentices so they have been through the same experience and give us plenty of support and advise.

At MMU we are given plenty of support and material to work on our assignments. They also run regular webinars where we can improve our skills in order to succeed in our classes suck as report writing, presentation or time management. We have a tutor visits us in our workplace in regular basis where we can provide feedbacks about our overall experience.

It definitely gives me a lot of confidence and the right knowledge. I am an IT apprentice and before I started my course I had no prior knowledge. In such a short time, I learn how to program, how to design a webpage and also gained skills around information systems and how to write a report.

Yes, we have plenty of opportunities to participate in social event and charity events. We have a big campus and an onsite gym. AS apprentices we are encouraged to be part of social and charity events and improve our network. There are also many onsite events advertised which you can be involved with.

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I think it is an amazing company to work for. They truly believe in diversity and have a great work culture. I am an older apprentice with two young children and wanted a career change in IT. As long as you have a passion for science and technology, you are given the same opportunity as everyone.

Show that you are passionate about science and technology (in my case). Demonstrate that you understand their value and that you have a flexible attitude. You don't necessary need prior knowledge in the area that you are applying for but it is important that you can work well with others and are a team player.