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- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
- 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
- 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
- 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
- 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
- 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.)
- 9a. Would you recommend NatWest to a friend?
- 9b. Why?
- 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to NatWest?
My daily role includes investigating customer data discrepancies and bug fixes
I have developed my python and SQL skills through working with Jupyter notebooks on a daily basis
I enjoy it fully de to the people I get to talk to everyday that aim to improve and boost my coding skills to new heights
My program wasn't the best at the start. the courses we're not arranged at the right times and I often had to ask them to reschedule to to them being planned on bank holidays or when I was away. It required a lot of communication with my assessor to also see whether my coursework was marked as completed
I receive a lot of support from my employer to do well, especially considering I didn't come in with much experience at the start. I am always encouraged to take on courses when needed
Mostly, the support that I receive I mostly ask for it. These questions include what additional learnings can i do through NatWest, what sources I can use for the questions as well.
I believe that my qualification allows me to understand different aspects of networking such as backend work, routers as well as front end and HTML. however, I do wish that we had more time to go into these topics with more depth
There are a lot of wok events at Natwest such as Flight club which invites employees for darts, drinks pizza and and more fun. There are as events such as he hackathon hat I attended last year which encouraged people to brainstorm on ideas to improve Natwest's UI. This is the event in which my team actually won second place which was incredible
Yes
Their efforts for inclusivity and community across the bank is really inspiring . I love how I can walk in and get to know just about anyone there
Just be yourself ad be confident. I was extremely nervous during y interview but they were completely understanding and looked towards my words and knowledge to do with HTML that I already had. Once got over the initial nerves I managed to talk more comfortably and I believe that was mostly due to the fact that my interviewer's (who would then go on to be my team members) were extremely friendly and forgiving.
Details
Degree Apprenticeship
Software Engineering
Edinburgh
May 2024