Graduate Analyst Review

The work was engaging and complex enough to challenge me without being impossible. My line manager and the team made me feel particularly welcome and were excellent in facilitating further learning and volunteering opportunities above and beyond expectations.

I was included in the team from the beginning but did not feel obliged to spend every moment with them.

If I asked a question, there was always an answers, if they did not know, they would find someone who did. Often the anser preceded askign the question.

Some days I had lots of work and some less but I was never bored or over busy. If I had too much to do I told my line manager and he was happy to extend deadlines and if I had run out of work there was always little bits I could help with.

I was responsible for my own project and also for seekign out new work when I had completed others.

Good skills development in programming but also in working in an office sitaution - soft skills.

There was always something happening. You jsut have to search it out yourself!

I was very quickly settled in to my placement.

At least a quarter of my time was spent on trainign courses which included technical training, health and safety training and behavioural modules.

I am currently on the graudate scheme so this placement was the first of three six month placements and then I am guaranteed a job with the company.

Very inclusive group of students with a lot of socail activities on training and whilst at work.

Reading is quite expensive but a deal can be made by living in the student areas if you need to.

Live in Reading not Wokingham and night life is good.

There was a social club that organised trips to London, sporting competitions, etc.