Trainee Review

My day to day role at first was observing people in my team and just learning about what it is they do and the different terminology. Now my day to day role is that I have my own tasks that I have to complete which involves systems such as Bloomberg and Factset.

I have developed skills such as confidence and communication which can be happened through speaking in team meetings and giving my input. Problem solving is one of the new skills I developed as I've had to identify problems and the work on them but also doing this as a team has been really helpful. Another new skill is learning different systems that I know use on a day to day basis and advancing my knowledge on excel.

I have throughly enjoyed the programme as I have learnt so many new skills and have also been trusted and given the independence to carry out my own tasks. I am also learning something new each day whether that be terminology or a specific skills which means I am always developing.

The programme structure is well organised as we have an intro into the company when you join and then after this we get assigned a buddy to help us with any issues we have. We also have so many sessions about different things such as presentation skills for example that we can join to help us improve your knowledge and skills throughout the programme.

We receive a lot of support from our employer. As we are supported in the teams we get put into and by our managers but also from people in HR who are making sure we have the best experience as possible. We can also reach out to any employee if we have any questions.

We have the support of have access to all the books and online resources we need. If we have any problems or our unsure about something we can just reach out and someone would be happy to help. I am enjoying studying towards my qualification as it is something new to me which I find very interesting.

What I am learning in my qualification does help me on a day to day basic to understand the wider picture of what I am doing and I have definitely used what I have been leaning and have seen how it affects my role and what I am doing. I do feel that this has made me understand more about the industry and my role.

The company has many different societies you can join that will support different interests. There can also be charity events help in your teams which anyone can participate in by doing an activity. There can also be social events where you meet different people from whom you work with for now this has been virtually.

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I would recommend Standard Life Aberdeen to a friend because of all the amazing opportunities you can get from doing this Traineeship and that you will learn a lot on the job and also because of how everyone is very supportive, friendly and willing to help if you need it. I would also recommend them because of the extra societies that are great to get involved in.

I would recommend definitely applying and the advice for applying would be don't be nervous and be yourself on the interviews and also before try to research in to what interests you about the company and why you would want to join this specific organisation. Also be enthusiastic and try to show it.