Senior Web Engineer Review

by ASOS

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.5/10

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

Being a senior member of a web development team. Collaborating with other engineers to produce the customer facing parts of the ASOS e-commerce store.

8/10

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

Leadership styles, Collaboration and conflict, how to give effective feedback, how to self analyse my own performance, timekeeping skills, importance of diversity and inclusion and how to implement and be fair, expected British values, how to creeate a strategy, careers and resilience, how to problem solve

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

The programme content is excellent and i am learning leadership skills that i can directly apply at work.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is well organised, but it takes a lot of self organisation in order to complete the tasks on time. It is a lot of work being an apprenctice and work full time.

7/10

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

My employer has done everything they can and are continually evolving their support so that the apprenticeship can be complete with the least stress, low negative impact to job role and learning is maximised.

10/10

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

My coach is always available and makes expert suggestions on additional reading. They have gone out of their way to let us know about additional resources and support during a time of family bereavement.

9/10

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

I am using the leadership skill learnt from this course regularly and becoming more comfrtoable in taking leadership roles.

9/10

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.)

Social, Sports, DE and I networks, events during work hours, gym activites, a learning and development academy.

9/10

9a. Would you recommend ASOS to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

They are a flexible employer and as long as you provide value, they will do the same for you. The culture is welcoming but certainly the more you put in the more you get out.

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

Show passion and enthusiasm and an understanding of your career path. That you want to be a leader of the future.