Rating

8.5/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Currently, my daily tasks include running vulnerability assessments for internal and external clients. This consists of setting up scans, running scans and reporting on them back to the client. I also create remediation reports that show to the client the patches we have done

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I have learnt how to present myself in a busieness and how to talk to clients outside of the company. I have also learnt about different security threats from vulnerability scanning.

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I Really love security, so learning about the in's and out's has been a really exciting experience for me so far

    10/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Day release one day a week for university study followed by 4 days of on the job training is well organised and easy to manage.

    10/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I have weekly calls from my line manager where i have the opportunity to discuss any issues i am having so the support is great.

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • There is support on offer as feedback on completed assignments for the university modules

    7/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • The soft skills learnt at uni help with soft skills at work. The actual university content so far hasnt assisted me in my technical role at work

    5/10

  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
  • We have an entire social club that do events every month that costs only £5. this ranges from cinema events to sports like playing 5 a side football

    10/10

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


  • 9b. Why?
  • The company culture is a really nice environment where everyone is willing to help eachother


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to CGI?
  • Be yourself, make sure you do your research on us and be enthusastic about your next potential step in your career, because it is a good one.


Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Information Technology

Reading

March 2020


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