Software Development apprentice Review

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

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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.