HR Apprentice Review

by Nestle

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.2/10

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

In my first rotation as a HR apprentice, I am situated in Learnign and Development as a coordinator. My role includes organising courses for marketing, sales, finance and eBusiness throughout the business. I organise and advertise these courses, and collate and analyse feedback to see how they can improve.

8/10

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

I have learnt so many new skills including: communication, excel capability, writing for purpose, time management, and working in a professional environment

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoy this programme and all of the experiecnes I have gained. Everyday there is something new for me to get involved in and new things to be learnt. Everyone is very supportive. Nice to be in a real working environment.

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

My programme is online, so I can work flexibly to complete thi as well as my 20% off the job training. There are no strict dates to complete things except my assignments.

7/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Lots, I can speak to anyone in my team, or my manager, or people in the academy team and they are more than happy to help. I have been allowed to go on courses to help my development as well as work in other teams within HR to further development.

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Monthly catch ups with my learning development coach where I can ask any questions or voice any problems I have had.

7/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

By qualifying in CIPD it allows me to be a HR professional and will allow me to progress in my career. It also helps with knowledge and models in HR that I can apply to my role,

8/10

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.)

Yes, there are professional networking events such as the One Young World event as well as internal ones such as the anuual HR conference. Our team does team building regularly and the network of apprentices across the business meet regularly for support/social.

9/10

9a. Would you recommend Nestle to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Great environment to work with lots of opportunities to develop. Everyone is more than happy to help no matter who they are or what they do. A wide variety of apprenticeships to get involved in.

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

Be yourself in the interview process, they are looking for different people to fill positions, be confident in your ability to answer questions when asked.