Brand Assistant Review

My role as a Brand Assistant of New Product Development in NO7 requires me to complete daily tasks such as studying blogs, researching competitors, keeping up with new market trends and generally supporting my team. I interact a lot through meetings as this is the main way the team gets together, with my responsibilities being to support others in meeting deadlines and making sure samples are ready for events etc.

I have gained a lot of confidence whilst at Boots due to attending meetings and always being encouraged to share my ideas and input on new projects/events. Boots and my team are ever so encouraging of training and developing your skills to the highest standard, training sessions and e-learning are constantly being advertised and shared. This can be from developing personal and team working skills all the way to financial work shops and econometrics.

As a company I love working for Boots, the company culture and daily life is so motivating. No day is the same. The programme is very supportive but I would love to attend college more frequently so we can share experiences more with the other apperentices.

My manager is very apprecitative, and always makes sure I am happy with my work and understand what my duties are. I also have a colleague who has a similar role to me so can support me throughout my training. She is always there to help and holds weekly meetings with me so I can have support on new work that I do not understand.

My programme is very well structured, we started with a couple of days of training/induction which really helps to gain friendships and to settle in before we started in our functions. It was a relaxed atmosphere which made us all feel less nervous and we have been given a learning centre so we can study in a quiet and supportive environment.

Our college tutor is always there for us to email whenever we need support, and is happy to arrange meetings.

The apprenticeship team are always really supportive and helpful, and are always trying to arrange events for us. My line manager is very supportive and always makes sure I am happy with my work and am on track. I have a collaeague that is close to me due to having a similar role who is always there to help me especially with daily work.

I think for an apprenticeship the salary is very generous and supportive for our age. Costs such as parking are also heavily discounted for us which makes me feel a lot more reassured.

The Apprentice team are always trying to organsise events which is really fun. However as a group of apprentices we are always keen to meet up so try to organise events such as meals after work.

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The atmosphere at Boots is always so friendly and motivating, and for an apprenticeship they provide such amazing support, an excellent wage and varied training. The application process was also made as enjoyable as possible along with the induction to the programme.

Prepare as much as you can, turn up with a positive attitude and be yourself. Boots have a talent at being able to fit you in to a role and function that will suit you and will support you all the way.