Business Support Assistant Review

My job typically involves collecting and paying underwriters money for respective contracts. Typically monies will come into our accounts everyday and i would allocate it against respective entries to enable funds to be released to clients. The reverse of this is receiving funds from the clients and then allocating on the client side to open funds to be released to reinsurers.

I have learnt lots of IT skills such as skills on Excel and skills on the main programme we use for the accounting. I have developed my communication skills both via letters/email and face to face. My confidence is definitely a major skill that i have developed and i think this is because i am communicating with people i wouldn't usually, having been in school for the past 12 years.

I do enjoy the programme because there are many other like-minded people that i can communicate with which has created a community with regards to other apprentices at the company. Regardless of whether i am speaking to individuals on the programme or not, everyone that i come across is always welcoming and helpful which allows me to relax and enjoy myself.

It is well structured. We always get notifications and emails/calendar invites as to when relevant events are happening within the programme. It helps me to manage the apprenticeships side of my role against the day-to-day side of my job. Having deadlines and timescales for things is important in programmes because it enable to whole experience and professional qualification to run smoothly.

I can always ask any questions to my team and they will always provide a response whether it be the answer direct or whether it be referring it to another person. It's always positive to see people are so supportive regardless of whether they're people in your close team, or if you have never met them before.

The training provider runs workshops for our exams which are very helpful and they are always available to email/talk to if i have any questions. When in the workshops as well, any questions that i do have, they will always assist to answer to the best of their ability.

Most of the information i learn through the qualification is not really relevant to my job role just because of the specific type of job role i am in, however for most people i can imagine the training for the qualification will be very appropriate and helpful in many ways.

At Willis, we do have both social networking and professional networking events that generally include a wide range of different people obviously depending on the event. They're always good to attend to all yourself to develop your personal brand and get your name known however can be daunting at first.

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They are an ethical and diverse employer who are always looking to provide the best service they can in the market. The constitutes to the nature of supportive and hard working colleagues which creates a great atmosphere within teams which really gels people together to be more productive and efficient.

Be confident when it comes to interviews and try to maintain that confidence even if it seems like the process isn't going as you would like. Be yourself during the process as well because i'm sure the interviewers would like to see nothing less than you being yourself.