Trainee Review

i work in the research governance and oversight team, my main jobs are working with our online portal Bloomberg, i add and remove users, Unsolicited research- people in the company send any unsolicited research they receive to our mailbox and i go through each and deal with them appropriately. i have other jobs like working with data and emailing providers est.

I worked a lot more with outlook and excel. this has helped build on previous experience i had but has also improved it with the fact i use it daily and training courses. New skills i have developed is sending professional emails, working with loads of new systems like Bloomberg and Oracle and data handling.

I have really enjoyed working here, my team are amazing and so helpful, i never feel like a bother for asking questions and they are always happy to take time to explain things to me. the work i am given feels important, i have never been given a small unimportant task everything i do feels important and also beneficial to me.

the structure has been really good the two days introduction was very helpful but the follow up meeting and training have been great. each one is relevant and helpful for the role and work we have to do. The apprenticeship team have also been really consistent and are easy to reach/talk to.

lots. there are training courses you can work through in your own time to help build skills and they offer a wide range of topics, they have networks which are inclusive and every manger or person above me has been so helpful since i started and are constantly offering their support.

its been really good, i can email them wherever and they always response quickly and clearly, we have regular meetings and they set me work specif to what i am doing after these meetings and the feed back off the back of these tasks is also always been really helpful

The work given like, how to run a project, power point and excel tutorials and how to deliver a presentation area few of the courses i though were especially good for the role but even work that ins't specifically directed towards my role has been helpful and we also have learning logs which help us reflect on how we feel our role is going

there are lots of networks to join and each other them have mailing list but they also hold meetings and you can be as involved as you like. My department and team also have coffee breaks every week and they also have a 'drinks trolly' that happens over zoom. these have been really good for networking.

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I would recommend Standard life Aberdeen as both experiences i have had have been overwhelmingly positive. All staff are so nice and there is lots of support in and out of your team. There are so many extras like the networks and the online training courses on my development. overall i have just really enjoyed working here.

Be confident, i was extremely nervous going through the process of the interviews and group interviews but as long as you prepare and are feeling. acting confident in your abilitys that will show. Prepare- this is a big thing, you want to be organised for all the interviews so make sure you read any information available and set out questions to ask.