Apprentice Review

by Cisco

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.8/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Shadowing other sales roles around the business and providing support for them via tasks such as pipeline generation.

9/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Yes I am currently developing my technical knowledge, I have also improved soft skills such as presenting too.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I do enjoy it but I wish it was more structured sometimes, because we have rotations around the business so our role changes every 6 months, sometimes the next team doesn’t know what to do with you.

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Kind of organised but there isn’t a job guaranteed at the end and as above sometimes there’s a struggle to find work for you. They say it’s our prerogative to create work which does happen sometimes but other times the account team don’t want to release work to an apprentice.

5/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Lots of support and time out if needed to complete uni studies

8/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Lots of support and they provide a skills coach to help with that side of things too.

9/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Sometimes it isn’t that relevant, to what I am doing on a day to day basis at work

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

I run the careers team for the north, so attend schools with colleagues to talk about the apprenticeship

8/10

9a. Would you recommend Cisco to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

They look after you and it’s a good career path too

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Cisco?

Research the company and do lots of preparation, practice answers with family etc. show that you have a passion for tech and are very keen for the job.