Candidate Journey series - Advanced apprenticeship scheme
Interview with Jessica Doyle
My name is Jessica Doyle and I’m a recent Business Graduate from Devon who is currently working in finance at Worcester. I joined À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in July 2018 as the Direct Purchasing Intern. Upon completion of my internship, I worked part time in Purchasing and was an NSS Expert, supporting the NSS/BMS Implementation while I finished my final year at University.
Jessica shares on her career progress with the company
As I came to the end of my studies, I knew that À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ was the company I wanted to start my career with. As soon as I saw a vacancy on the noticeboard, I spoke to my manager about it and she was able to start the process for me. It felt like a natural progression from my part time job and I was over the moon to be able to continue my journey with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
When starting the advanced apprenticeship position had you identified key development areas which you wanted to focus on? What were they?
Gaining my professional qualification to become a chartered management accountant was really important for me. I was also interested in gaining more exposure to the business and refining my analytical and business partnering skills.
Were you given the opportunity to focus on them?
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ have been nothing but supportive of my long & short term career goals. I’ve been invested in as a member of the team and my hard work has been recognised and rewarded. I am enrolled in accountancy classes and am currently working towards my CIMA qualification. As well as this, I’m involved in many key projects where I am trusted to provide key information for decision making. I have regular check in’s with my manager who supports wherever is necessary.
How would you rate your overall experience at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ?
In one of my first weeks as an Intern at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, I went to a welcome day which the Managing Director spoke at. I remember him telling us all that you should treat your placement as a 12 month interview. He was right, you get out what you put in and that is one of the reasons that I’d rate À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ as an outstanding employer. I’m hoping I will be able to stay on permanently when I finish my advanced apprenticeship.
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