Build Engineer Apprentice Review

I am a build engineer apprentice for Virgin Media. I basically build, maintain and decommission all the big and interesting tech that are in the Virgin Media hub sites.

There is so much to learn and I am still learning. Learning about all different kinds of tech and tools. Getting more and more use to working in an office and technical rooms.

I absolutely love my job! I use to work in retail and this is easily a hundred times more fun and less stressful. No longer working 6 days a week for such long hours. Got a proper routine going on now and I got my weekends back. But most importantly... NO MORE CUSTOMERS!

The programme is very nicely spread out. There's not too much going on at one time and gives me plenty of time to manage my time and learning.

There is so much support and content given to you by the company. If you can't find what you're looking for, a simple email to one person, not joking, literally just email one person and they will help pretty much the entire way.

We have classes/lectures for about a week, around once a month. The trainers do have a wide variety of tools to use to teach us, so I would say the support given is very good. They also get back to you very quickly should you need help outside of training hours.

The training can be very helpful but it is not always relevant to the job role. It is handy to learn things outside of the business because it can help with other work should you decide to join a different company.

There are lots of activities outside of work. These things include such as charity events, social activities such as long walks, canoeing. Virgin Media sponsor the Southampton football team so you can go to games as well. There are loads more but the list is too long to go through.

Yes

The kind of work you do and the benefits included are easily the most appealing. I've worked for big corporate companies before and they do not come close as to how wonderful and just so nice it is working for Virgin. There are so many different departments you can go for and they really help boost your wages once you prove yourself.

Try and get a basic understanding of cable TV and Internet services and how they work. Demonstrate customer service skills and team leading skills. But in general just be yourself and remember, the second happiest people in life are the ones who enjoy their job, hobbies and activities. So if you're into technology, show it to the world and make something happen.