Public sector sales apprentice Review

by Softcat

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.9/10

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

My role as Public sector sales apprentice means that I start and close all of the deals I work on are are the first point of contact for customers. I do a lot of cold calling, relation building and teams calls with customers.

10/10

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

Time management, independence and people skills

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Building relationships and working on prodjects with customers

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Fairly well organised they give us all of the fundamentals to start our career

9/10

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

Enough and you can always ask for h

10/10

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

If you reach out for help they are more than happy tooo

10/10

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

I don't believe the qualification in it's self has mush value. But the experience you receive and working at starting off at Softcat is the most valuable thing about this apprenticeship.

10/10

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.)

Yes there are but I have not signed up yet. As after a long day all I want to do is go to the gym and go to sleep

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Softcat to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because it is an amazing company and a brilliant place to start your career

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

Just be your self, I think in sales they look for the less academic people with great skills as my job consist of talking to people and building relationships